How will the recent California Supreme Court ruling affect my resident status?
The current situation in California is unlikely to last for long. In 2000 the voters of California passed a ballot measure banning gay marriage with 61.4% voting for the ban. The California SCOTUS decision overturns that law, on grounds that it violates certain provisions of the California State constitution. The decision made no reference to the US Constitution, and the California State constitution can be changed by a ballot measure. And it probably will be. The “Limit on Marriage Amendment” will almost certainly be on the California ballot in November. The likelihood is that it will pass just as easily as the 2000 law did, and California SCOTUS can’t overturn it except on grounds that it violates the US Constitution. So far no court in the nation has done anything like that despite numerous appeals by supporters of gay marriage. So the most likely scenario at this point is that gay marriage in California will be
