Perry v. Schwarzenegger

Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, violates the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Perry v. Schwarzenegger (D. 2010).
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Perry v. Schwarzenegger [U.S. District Court, 2010] — Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, violates the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/perry-v-schwarzenegger/, accessed April 11, 2026).
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Year: 2010 Court: U.S. District Court
Holding: Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, violates the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry.
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Perry v. Schwarzenegger is a Establishment Clause case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2010. The court held that judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, violates the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry.