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Prop 8 challengers want ‘maximum impact’
The legal team challenging Proposition 8 in California has argued that proponents of the anti-gay measure don’t have legal standing to appeal a federal judge’s ruling last August that the initiative banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. But attorney Ted Boutrous,
Yes on 8 expert contends gays wield coalition power
Defenders of Proposition 8, the 2008 initiative that amended California’s constitution to ban same-sex marriage, began their effort Monday to defend the measure in a U.S. federal district court.
Mid-day report: Day 10 Prop 8 trial
A significant dispute broke out today in court over whether Yes on 8 campaign manager Frank Shubert can be called to the witness stand by the legal team defending the constitutionality of California’s same-sex marriage ban.
Boies grills Prop 8 supporter over attacks against gays
William Tam is what lawyers call an “adverse” witness. The head of a small coalition of Asian Americans in the San Francisco area who are opposed to same-sex marriage, Tam made a name for himself by propagating some of the
Mid-day report: Day 8 Prop 8 trial
Defenders of Prop 8 are continuing to draw out the trial with prolonged cross-examinations of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses. One attorney acknowledged in court that the legal team’s case is “primarily” based on cross-examination and that defense plans to
Mid-day report: Day 7 Prop 8 trial
The courtroom let out a collective gasp at the testimony: A 26-year-old gay man from Colorado recounted what his mother said to him—at the age of 13—when she found out he was gay.
Prop 8 – Day 5: The defense stalls and pleads fear factor
It’s not often one hears these words in a federal courtroom: “Dyke. You fucking dyke. You’re going to die and go to hell.”
