Prop 8 possibly Heading to the Supreme Court

 The rehearing of the Prop 8 case was denied by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 

AFER reports:

AFER’s federal constitutional challenge to Proposition 8 is now entering its final stage. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided today it will not rehear our case. Now, there are only two things that could happen:

1. Couples start getting married again in California; or
2. Our case for marriage equality goes to the U.S. Supreme Court

And now it looks like the case is going to the Supreme Court

Supporters of the 2008 ban, Proposition 8, have lost two rounds in federal court but have made clear they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court and hope for a favorable response from the conservative-leaning court.

The top U.S. court could agree to hear the matter in the session beginning in October, putting it on track to decide the case within a year.

"We're not end of the line yet, but we are vastly closer," said Theodore Olson, an attorney for the two gay couples challenging the ban.

An attorney for the ban supporters said that his team was preparing for the next round. "We will promptly file our appeal to the nation's highest court and look forward to a positive outcome on behalf of the millions of Californians who believe in traditional marriage," Andrew Pugno said in a statement.

Exciting times!