.. "we therefore conclude that although the provisions of the current domestic partnership legislation afford same-sex couples most of the substantive elements embodied in the constitutional right to marry, the current California statues nonethelesss must be view as potentially impinging upon a same sex couples right to marry under the California Constitution."
The Court applies a strict scrutiny standard for the case and concludes that California does not have a compelling state interest in preserving the traditional definition of marrage not a necessary interest. "Accordingly we conclude that to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marrage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional."
Oh, what a happy birthday - my native state sees all people as equal.