U.S. Distrcit Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker is expected to release his decision today on whether Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution.
The Court's decision is expected to be released this afternoon between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Earlier this year - in January - Judge Walker heard testimony about the history of marriage, the nature of the homosexual lifestyle - and the influence of gays, lesbians and transgenders - in the political and social system in America today.
The trial lasted for approximately 3 weeks.
Either way, Walker's much-anticipated decision is expected to be appealed to the U. S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
After that, legal eagles speculate that the issues will probably go on to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final determination by Supreme Court Justices in Washington.
In May 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that gays and lesbians were entitled to marry under the State Constitution in what amounted to a landmark historic ruling.
A short while later - opponents to gay unions - drafted Proposition 8 to amend the State Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
California voters supported Prop 8 in the ensuing election thereafter.
In Bush v. Gore, a lawsuit challenged the initiative on the grounds of Constitutionality.
Walker will decide whether California’s ban on same-sex marriage violates equal protection and due process rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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