SAN FRANCISCO — Both sides in the state’s gay marriage fight say the California Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reach the merits.

In the unanimous decision in Perry v. Brown, S189476, the court concluded the supporters of the gay marriage ban have legal standing to appeal even though state officials have refused to defend the law.

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