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Litigation

Apr. 4, 2007

Brief Decries Persecution of Gays

SAN FRANCISCO - In an opening brief to the state Supreme Court challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco city attorney's office said the law perpetuates a "long and shameful history of state-sponsored persecution of homosexuality" that should be struck down because it violates core constitutional rights.

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - In an opening brief to the state Supreme Court challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage, the San Francisco city attorney's office said the law perpetuates a "long and shameful history of state-sponsored persecution of homosexuality" that should be struck down because it violates core constitutional rights.
      The high court...

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