CA Supreme Court Denies San Diego Clerk

In two separate cases, the Prop. 8 Proponents and the San Diego County Clerk are also asking the Court to limit the scope of federal district court decision that found Prop. 8 unconstitutional. Gay and lesbian couples have been able to marry in the state since June 28.

For the second time, the California Supreme Court has denied a request to immediately halt the marriages of gay and lesbian couples in the state.

Their cases have been called “baseless,” “frivolous” and “no chance of succeeding.”

The CA Supreme Court has denied the San Diego County Clerk’s request to halt same-sex marriages. #Prop8
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) July 23, 2013

California Supreme Court denies San Diego clerk's bid to stay gay marriages in #Prop8 case. Strike two.
— Howard Mintz (@hmintz) July 23, 2013

 Today, 24 county clerks also urged the California Supreme Court to continue to allow marriages in all of California’s 58 counties:

The state’s high court has recognized since 2004 that the clerks’ offices that issue marriage licenses “act under the supervision of state officials who are ultimately responsible for the state’s marriage license process,” said a lawyer for 20 elected clerks led by Stephen Vagnini of Monterey County.