Supporters of Proposition 8, California’s ban on gay marriage, are asking the Ninth Circuit to review the decision by a three-judge panel that declared the measure unconstitutional.In an appeal on Tuesday, ProtectMarriage, the sponsors of Proposition 8, asked the Ninth Circuit to grant them an en banc rehearing of the decision to overturn the law. Earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled in a 2-1 decision that Prop 8 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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