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Jun 30, 2009 3:47 pm US/Pacific

Judge Likely Won't Grant Prop. 8 Injunction

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― A federal judge in San Francisco says he's disinclined to suspend California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage while a lawsuit challenging it proceeds in his court.

In a tentative ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker said he'd rather move directly to a speedy trial on the case's merits than grant a preliminary injunction that would temporarily allow gay nuptials.

A hearing on the injunction had been scheduled for Thursday.

Walker is proposing using the time instead for setting a trial schedule.

Both California Attorney General Jerry Brown and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have argued against suspending Proposition 8, saying that it would create unnecessary confusion for same-sex couples.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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