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 A parent's nightmare, in a white cardboard box. We knew Letterman would pipe up about Colbert eventually. The humans survived this flight; the deer on the ground didn't. The NFL's heaviest player told to slim down. Report an error