"it's such a relief! Feels so good, so right, " said Ellen Pontac, left, as she hugs her partner Shelly Bailes, right, while reacting to the Prop 8 ruling. The couple from Davis have been together for 38 years and were the first to get married June 16, 2008. At left is Dennis Mangers who was legally married to his partner Michael Sestak June 17, 2008. A federal appeals court today ruled California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, upholding a federal judge's landmark ruling in a case likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.