California Court Weighing Gay Marriage Ban

By JESSE McKINLEY and JOHN SCHWARTZ, New York Times
Thu, 03/05/2009 - 9:57am

The California Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday on the future of a ballot initiative that outlawed such unions.

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