With Proposition 8 scrapped for now, lawyers must decide whether to take fight over same-sex marriage ban to Supreme Court or try again in federal appeals court

Chat Transcript: Community engagement on what's ahead after Prop. 8 ruling

Join us at 12:30 p.m. PT for a one-hour live-chat with editors, reporters and more on yesterday's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that declared Proposition 8, the November 2008 ballot measure banning same-sex marriage in California, unconstitutional.

Slideshow: Ruling on Prop. 8

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Timeline

March, 2000: California voters pass Prop. 22, limiting marriage to heterosexual couples
Feb.-March, 2004: San Francisco issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples
March 12, 2004: California Supreme halts the marriages
Aug. 14, 2004: State high court nullified San Francisco gay marriages
March 15, 2005: Judge finds state ban on gay marriage unconstitutional
Oct. 5, 2006: State appellate court upholds gay marriage ban
May 15, 2008: California State Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban | Story | Full opinion (pdf) | Reaction
June 2, 2008: A state initiative to ban gay marriage qualifies for the November ballot
June 16, 2008: Same-sex marriages set to begin at 5:01 p.m.
Nov. 4, 2008: Voters approve Prop. 8, amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage | Story | Photos
Nov. 5, 2008: Prop. 8 foes file legal challenges to the ban in the state Supreme Court
May 26, 2009: California Supreme Court upholds gay marriage ban but allows existing unions to stand | Story | Full ruling

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Turning Point

Prop. 8 passes, banning same-sex marriage

Historic day

The first couples marry under the new ruling

A long-awaited wedding

Contra Costa County Clerk Steve Weir prepares to be the first to tie the knot

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