Obama: Court must end California gay marriage ban

[Gerald]

A California ban on gay marriages should be overturned by the US Supreme Court, the Obama administration says.

http://sblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-con...itedStates.pdf filed ahead of arguments scheduled for late March, the justice department says the ban - known as Proposition 8 - is unconstitutional.Outlawing same-sex marriage while offering marriage-like rights under law contravenes the right to equal protection under law, the brief says.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on two same-sex marriage issues.

As well as Proposition 8, the nine justices will consider the Defense of Marriage Act, a Clinton-era piece of US federal legislation that defines marriage as solely being between a man and a woman.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21629876

Obama,have a lot of work on his desk now, budget and gay marriage etc.etc.

Note: 1 March 2013 Last updated at 12:23 GMT