After two weeks of witnesses called by plaintiffs challenging Proposition 8, the defense's case finally got under way Monday. Kenneth Miller, a political science professor and one-time lawyer with Morrison & Foerster, testified that gays and lesbians have quite a bit of political power in California. That contention, which the defense had previously hammered on cross-examinations, is central to whether gays deserve federal constitutional protections.
January 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
After two weeks of witnesses called by plaintiffs challenging Proposition 8, the defense’s case finally got under way Monday.
Kenneth Miller, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College — and one-time lawyer with Morrison & Foerster — testified that gays and lesbians have quite a bit of political power in California. That contention, which the defense had previously hammered on cross-examinations, is central to whether gays deserve federal constitutional protections.
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