Plaintiffs Rest Case On Same-Sex Marriage
SAN FRANCISCO -Lawyers representing two same-sex couples challenging the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage have rested their case.
The move came Monday after the attorneys spent more than nine days presenting evidence on the meaning of marriage, the nature of sexual orientation, and the role of religion in shaping attitudes about both.
The trial is the first in a federal court to examine if states violate the U.S. Constitution by preventing same-sex couples from marrying.
Prominent litigators Theodore Olson and David Boies asserted in their case that Proposition 8 is a product of anti-gay bias without justification.
Lawyers for Proposition 8 sponsors have called their first witness, a Claremont College political scientist.
