- Gay Marriage Trial Wraps Up
Lawdragon continues its posting of the transcripts from the same-sex marriage trial in San Francisco federal court, here with Day 10, Day 11 and Day 12. Transcripts from earlier days can be found below. Tuesday’s proceedings featured the testimony of David Blankenhorn, the founder of the Institute for American Values, an expert witness for the defense of the gay-marriage ban who said that gay marriages would weaken the institution and lead to “more public consideration of polygamy,” as recounted by the L.A. Times. The San Jose Mercury News story described the interaction on cross-examination between Blankenhorn and plaintiffs’ lawyer David Boies as “openly bitter,” with Blankenhorn refusing to limit himself to “yes” or “no” answers when prompted. Boies challenged Blankenhorn’s expertise (he is not affialiated with any university) and got the witness to admit he didn’t know of a study that showed children of gay parents were worse off than those of straight parents.
Both sides expressed confidence after the proceedings concluded Wednesday. According to the NY Times article, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is going to pause the trial for several weeks in order to review all of the evidence and additional briefs. Closing arguments could happen in March.
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