California Lifts Gay Marriage Ban

California's top court has ruled that a state law banning marriage between same-sex couples is unconstitutional. The state's Supreme Court said the right to form a family relationship applied to all Californians regardless of sexuality. The ban was approved by voters in 2000 but challenged by gay rights activists and the city of San Francisco. The state legislature twice passed laws to legalise gay marriage, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed them. He said California's court system should rule on the matter