BY-NC-SA The federal trial over California's ban on same-sex marriage opened on Monday in San Francisco with pleas from two gay men and two lesbians to be treated like anyone else who wants to marry. The plaintiffs are suing to overturn Prop. 8, saying it violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection by discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender.
On Daily Kos, Adam B discusses a related 5-4 Supreme Court decision announced on Wednesday regarding YouTube broadcasting of the Prop 8 trial. The Court granted a stay of the order allowing same-day YouTube broadcast of the trial. Slate's Emily Bazelon writes about how the decision is awful and heavy-handed.
This is the first trial in any federal court over same-sex marriage; it is also seen as the first step in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court determining the legality of same-sex marriage.
Previously:
- Voters Oppose Putting Gay Marriage Back on Ballot
- New York Senate Votes Against Gay Marriage
- State of the Unions
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