Statement of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. on the Proposition 8 Ruling from the California Supreme Court

NAACPLDF.org
May 28, 2009
'By allowing a bare majority of the California electorate to deny access to marriage to a minority group, the California Supreme Court set a dangerous precedent. As Justice Carlos Moreno recognized in dissent, "The majority's holding is not just a defeat for same-sex couples, but for any minority group that seeks the protection of the equal protection clause of the California Constitution." ' [link]