<p>Merlin Da Gui, left, and Cassie Westbrook give away wedding dresses at a celebration for the U. S. Supreme Court's rulings on Prop. 8 and DOMA in the Castro District in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday.</p>
June 27, 2013
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June 27, 2013 9 p.m.
Historic victory for gay rights
Supreme Court strikes federal marriage provision
WASHINGTON - In a historic victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage in California.