The Supreme Court of California has agreed to rule on whether Proposition 8 -- the ballot initiative voters passed to ban same-sex marriage in California -- will be allowed to stand.

Specifically, the Court will address:
Whether Proposition 8 constitutes an amendment to or a revision of the California Constitution. (In California, constitutional revisions are required to be passed by the state legislature before they can be placed on the ballot);
Whether Proposition 8 violates the separation of powers doctrine in the California Constitution ; and,
What effect, if any, Proposition 8 would have on same-sex couples who were married in the state prior to the election on November 4, 2008.