Federal Judge Stresses Trial Record on Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban

winds up deciding on Proposition 8, it's clear he wants an airtight trial record to support it. Holding his first hearing Thursday on the controversial measure that outlawed same-sex marriage, Walker repeatedly stressed the importance of establishing a record that will stand the test of time. He told a packed courtroom that he was "reasonably sure" that the challenge launched by two high-profile litigators is "only touching down in this court" and merely a "prelude" for things to come. "How we do things here," Walker said, "is more important than what we do." He noted that other courts have rendered decisions on same-sex marriage without holding full trials, which he suggested was a "problem." Perry v. Schwarzenegger, 09-CV-2292, was filed in May by Theodore Olson, who represented George W. Bush in the landmark Bush v. Gore... [read full story]                    

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