High Court Bars Cameras in Gay Marriage Trial

January 13th, 2010 admin

The Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked cameras from a federal civil trial in San Francisco concerning the legality of same-sex marriage. The decision came two days after the court tentatively sided with same-sex marriage foes who told the court they would be harassed and intimidated if their testimony was disseminated on such a grand scale. The high court’s opinion suspends a courthouse experiment (.pdf) that could have paved the way for trial testimony to appear on YouTube. The…


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