Is same sex marriage legal in california?

Same-sex marriage is legal in the U.S. state of California, and first became so on June 16, 2008, when the state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as the result of the Supreme Court of California ruling in In re Marriage Cases, which found that barring same-sex couples from marriage violated the state's Constitution. read more

Same-sex marriage became legal in California after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's ruling in 2013. This issue appears to be settled in California, following several state and federal court rulings and a voter initiative that was later ruled unconstitutional. read more