During the federal challenge to Proposition 8 -- the California ballot measure banning gay marriages in that state -- Chief Judge Vaughn Walker took a laid-back approach with evidence and generally let the lawyers try their cases, with a few exceptions. Trial will conclude today, save for closing arguments, which will happen in a few weeks. That gives Walker time to come up with specific questions based on the evidence, which will be a key measure of where he stands in crafting factual findings that might stand up on appeal.
January 27, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
It was to be a theatrical scene in a trial filled with them: San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, a key same-sex marriage backer looking to run for mayor, gently leading San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders through emotional testimony about his conversion from gay-marriage opponent to supporter after his daughter came out to him as a lesbian.
Before Herrera could deliver his opening line, though, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker walked onto his stage.
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