the ballot initiative Proposition 8 which had prohibited same-sex marriage was overturned by the decision by the Court to legalize same-sex marriage in California on the pretext that prohibiting same-sex marriage violates equal protection under the law. Proposition 8 amended the California Constitution by defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman

the ballot initiative Proposition 8 which had prohibited same-sex marriage was overturned by the decision by the Court to legalize same-sex marriage in California on the pretext that prohibiting same-sex marriage violates equal protection under the law. Proposition 8 amended the California Constitution by defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman

thus reversing the California Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage in 2008 (Subat 5). Proposition 8 was overturned in 2010 by Vaugh Walker