California gay marriage opponents act to re-impose ban

Opponents of same-sex marriage in California have filed an emergency petition to the US Supreme Court to try to halt gay weddings in the state. The move comes a day after a federal appeals court in San Francisco lifted a ban that had been in place since 2008. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23116327#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa