Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage. It passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned by the courts.

As the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in California on May 15, 2008, Proposition 8 had the effect of reversing the court's ruling and banning same-sex marriage.

2022年6月30日 · Proposition 8, which “provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California,” passed 52% to 48%, by a margin of about 600,000 votes.

2023年1月6日 · Proposition 8, known colloquially as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment passed in the 2008 California state election.

2013年6月19日 · The Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 today that bans gay marriage, and instead dismissed the case on procedural grounds.

2023年11月28日 · Proposition 8 passed with 52% of the vote, eliminating a right that had been granted to gay and lesbian couples by the California Supreme Court less than six months earlier.

Proposition 8, aka Prop. 8, is an anti-marriage equality ballot measure that denied California couples the freedom to marry in November, 2008. Prior to the passage of this ballot initiative, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality in May 2008.

2023年7月14日 · California voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would repeal Proposition 8, and add language in the California Constitution stating that “the right to marry is a fundamental right,” on Nov. 5, 2024.

2013年6月20日 · A look at the legal fight involving Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California.

2023年2月14日 · Though it was struck down in the courts, Prop. 8 to ban gay marriage remains on paper in the California constitution. Some lawmakers want to change that. Back in 2008 Proposition 8 passed...