A day after California's gay marriage ban was ruled unconstitutional, proponents of Prop 8 "formally appealed a federal judge's ruling striking down the voter-approved law," reports Sacramento Bee. Both sides of the issue will probably have to submit written arguments before a hearing is set with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

"Big surprise! We expected nothing different from Judge Vaughn Walker, after the biased way he conducted this trial," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage. "With a stroke of his pen, Judge Walker has overruled the votes and values of 7 million Californians who voted for marriage as one man and one woman."