Gay Marriage Foes Gamble On Win in Round 2 -- California's Prop 8 Set for Court Battle

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › December 06, 2010

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SAN FRANCISCO - The defenders of California's gay marriage ban took a pummeling during the first federal trial to explore the civil rights implications of outlawing same-sex marriages. They summoned only two witnesses, one of whom left the stand looking thrashed.

Even the lead attorney was left groping for words when pressed to explain how allowing gays and lesbians to wed would undermine traditional unions.

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Gay Marriage Foes Gamble On Win in Round 2 -- California's Prop 8 Set for Court Battle

Lawyers for the ban's sponsors disputed that live testimony and reams ...

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