26 May: California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8, constitutionally banning same-intercourse marriage, but guidelines that beforehand officiated identical-intercourse marriages shall stay valid. 28 January: The Constitutional Court of Colombia guidelines that very same-intercourse couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual couples in widespread-law marriages. 28 September: Ecuador's new Constitution is permitted by 63.9% of voters, legalizing civil unions for identical-sex couples. Civil unions in Mexico City had been available since 2007, but full marriage was not but recognized. 29 December: Mexico City's Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard signs a same-sex marriage bill into regulation. Wisconsin signs into law a bill legalizing registered partnerships. 20 April: The Parliament of Hungary legalizes registered partnerships in a 199-159 vote. Connecticut legalizes same-intercourse marriage within the landmark Kerrigan and Mock v. Connecticut Department of Public Health ruling. The ruling implies that civil and political rights comparable to nationality, residency, housing safety, and state advantages are now granted to identical-intercourse partners. Iowa unanimously votes to legalize identical-sex marriage within the landmark Varnum v. Brien ruling.
