The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of maintaining the District’s existing same-sex marriage legislation this morning. A 5-4 decision was handed down in the city’s favor; petitioners had argued that gay marriage should be put to a voter referendum. “We cannot have initiatives on things that would discriminate or violate our human rights,” said Councilmember David Catania (Ind.-At-Large) on NewsChannel 8’s NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt. “I would expect that the individuals who sued the city will file a suit and try to take this matter to the Supreme Court for an ultimate resolution,” Catania added, while also noting that the city has has approved nearly 1,000 marriage licenses per month since same-sex applications started being accepted back in March.