Was the annulment of gay marriages fair?

Eric Heins, right, and boyfriend David Glenn rally in support of gay marriage in San Francisco

California's Supreme Court has annulled nearly 4,000 gay marriages that took place in San Francisco.

The Court ruled that the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, overstepped his powers issuing same-sex marriage licences earlier this year.

Newsom gave the go-ahead to issue marriage licences, saying current legislation was discriminatory.

"The same-sex marriages authorized by the officials are void and of no legal effect," the judges said.

Gay groups slammed the decision to annul the unions as "shockingly disrespectful" while conservatives hailed the ruling as a major victory.

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