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SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
                                                                                                   
NOTICE OF
FORTHCOMING FILING
                                                                                                   
            The Supreme Court has indicated that the filing of a written opinion in the following case(s) is forthcoming.  At the filing time designated below, the filed opinion(s) will be accessible at the judicial branch web site (www.courtinfo.ca.gov) and copies will be made available at the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office.
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IN RE MARRIAGE CASES
            S147999 (A110449, A110450, A110451, A110463, A110651, A110652
                              San Francisco County JCCP – 4365)
            Argued in San Francisco 3-04-08
            This case includes the following issue:  Does California’s statutory ban on marriage between two persons of the same sex violate the California Constitution by denying equal protection of the laws on the basis of sexual orientation or sex, by infringing on the fundamental right to marry, or by denying the right to privacy and freedom of expression?