California Supreme Court refuses to delay gay marriage

The ruling, on a 4-3 vote, means same-sex couples could tie the knot later this month.

By Maura Dolan and Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers June 5, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gay couples in California rushed to set wedding dates Wednesday after the California Supreme Court's unusually quick rejection of challenges to its historic decision permitting same-sex couples to wed.By rejecting petitions asking for reconsideration of the May 15 ruling, the court, in a 4-3 vote, removed the final obstacle to same-sex marriages starting June 17.

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