As a follow-up to Jana’s entry, here is a link to the ruling. The decision overturned a voter-approved law that defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

Meanwhile, the New York Times devotes three-fourths of its breaking story to supporters of the ruling.

Closer to home, N.C. Sen. Jim Forrester, R-Gaston, yesterday introduced legislation to define marriage as a heterosexual institution in the state Constitution.