Testimony Ends In Same-Sex Marriage Trial
SAN FRANCISCO -Testimony has ended in a federal case challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
Lawyers for the sponsors of Proposition 8 tentatively rested their case Wednesday after introducing materials from the 2008 election campaign.
The trial is exploring whether states that deny gays and lesbians the right to wed are violating the U.S. Constitution.
Defense lawyers asked Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker to reserve their option to present more documents based on subpoenas they have issued to gay rights groups that opposed the measure.
The defense called just two expert witnesses. More than a dozen witnesses appeared for the plaintiffs.
Walker has said he wants to take several weeks to review all the evidence before hearing closing arguments, probably sometime in March.
