Proposition 8 in California which made gay marriage illegal in that state by amending that state’s constitution, after 18,000 gay marriages were preformed when the state supreme court made it legal, is in federal court:

From this site:
http://www.equalrightsfoundation.org/our-work/perry-v-schwarzenegger/

Proposition 8 amended the California Constitution to eliminate marriage rights for same-sex couples. As a result, the State of California is in violation of the United States Constitution, the “Supreme Law of the Land.” The United States Constitution guarantees every American basic fundamental rights, including the right to equal protection under the law.

As its first step in its mission to advance equal rights for every American, The Foundation filed a federal court challenge against Proposition 8 in May 2009. The case’s significance has seen it move swiftly toward trial, which will begin on January 11, 2010.

Specifically, Proposition 8:

• Violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Violates the Due Process Clause by impinging on fundamental liberties.
• Singles out gays and lesbians for a disfavored legal status, thereby creating a category of “second-class citizens.”
• Discriminates on the basis of gender.
• Discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.

So if you got a couple extra bucks floating around, please donate to these guys – as they are fighting the battle that will make gay marriage a right in every state in the united states if the court finds in our favor and that the California law is unconstitutional. Everyday I’m thankful I live in Massachusetts, but there aren’t many other places I’d feel welcome / safe living in.

Rachel Maddow interviewed the two lawyers fighting prop8, a conservative and a liberal oddly enough:

And if you have even more free time, the New Yorker has an excellent piece up on it:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/01/18/100118fa_fact_talbot?currentPage=all

And even more free time:
The conservative lawyer for the case penned an article entitled “the conservative case for gay marriage”:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/229957