"A federal appeals court panel ruled on Tuesday that a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California violated the Constitution, all but ensuring that the case will proceed to the United States Supreme Court," the
New York Times
is reporting
. In a ruling of 2 to 1, it was deemed that Proposition 8, which was passed in November of 2008, is a violation of equal rights. (Read
The Advocate
's coverage,
here
.)
