US | California Calif. Court Won't Stop Parade to Altar Gay couples can wed on June 17; call to wait for Nov. ballot rejected By Dustin Lushing Posted Jun 4, 2008 2:24 PM CDT Copied Sharon Papo, left, and her partner Amber Weiss fill out paperwork as they apply for an appointment for a marriage license at the county clerks office at City Hall in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File) The California Supreme Court shot down a request today to suspend its decision allowing same-sex marriages until after a November vote on a constitutional amendment that would overturn the May 15 ruling, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Couples can marry starting June 17, as scheduled. Read These Next Game 3 of the World Series took a historically long time to wrap up. After his grandma's fall, teen creates a winning solution. Study sheds light on what killed half of Napoleon's grand army. Surfer's lost board went on quite the adventure. Report an error