California Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Must Be Allowed To Marry

SAN FRANCISCO (March 14, 2005)—A California state court ruled today that the California Constitution requires the state to permit same-sex couples to marry.  David C. Codell is co-counsel with the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the ACLU, and Lambda Legal on behalf of plaintiffs Equality California, Our Family Coalition, and twelve same-sex couples seeking the right to marry.   (more)

California Court Upholds Expansive Domestic Partnership Law

SACRAMENTO (September 8, 2004)—In a ruling that powerfully affirms the authority of the California Legislature to provide legal protections to same-sex couples and their families, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Loren E. McMaster today upheld the validity of California's dramatically expanded domestic partnership law—AB 205.  David C. Codell serves as lead counsel for Equality California and a group of same-sex couples who intervened in the litigation to defend AB 205.   (more)