May 15, 2008
Barbara Lee Applauds CA Court Ruling Allowing Same Sex Marriages
NEWS from
CONGRESSWOMAN Barbara Lee
9th District, California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 15, 2008
Contact: Julie Nickson
202-225-6221
(Washington, DC) – Congresswoman Barbara Lee issued the following statement in response to the California Supreme Court decision earlier today which reversed a lower court decision and ruled that same-sex couples have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples under the state constitution.
"California has a history of leading the nation on important issues and this ruling is certainly in keeping with that history. I applaud the ruling which makes it clear that the state constitution provides the same rights and protections for everyone.”
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