Top officials in California urge judge to allow same-sex marriageCNN August7,2010
Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger asked a federal judge Friday to allow same-sex marriages while an apppeal over the struck-down law that banned them makes its way through the courts.
Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed briefs two days after Chief U.S district Judge Vaughn Walker ruled California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, violated the constitutional rights of same-sex couples.
In his Wednesday ruling, Walker also issued a temporary stay, which stopped his decision from taking effect.
