Calif. Judge Rejects Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

By Richard Gonzales

Published March 14, 2005 at 11:00 PM CST

Gay couples gather at City Hall on the first anniversary of same sex marriages in San Francisco on Feb. 12.

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Richard Gonzales is NPR's National Desk Correspondent based in San Francisco. Along with covering the daily news of region, Gonzales' reporting has included medical marijuana, gay marriage, drive-by shootings, Jerry Brown, Willie Brown, the U.S. Ninth Circuit, the California State Supreme Court and any other legal, political, or social development occurring in Northern California relevant to the rest of the country.

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