According to the LA Times, a federal appeals has reversed California’s ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year.

“Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California,” the court said.

We’ve had lots of great cartoons submitted to our site over the years about Proposition 8 and gay marriage in California. Here are some good ones..

Daryl Cagle / msnbc.com (click to view more cartoons by Cagle)

David Fitzsimmons / Arizona Daily Star (click to view more cartoons by Fitzsimmons)

Pat Bagley / Salt Lake Tribune (click to view more cartoons by Bagley)

Bill Schorr / Cagle Cartoons (click to view cartoons by Schorr)

Jen Sorensen / PoliticalCartoons.com (click to view more cartoons by Sorensen)