Prop 8 Gay Marriage Trial to Begin in January, 2010

A trial for a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn Proposition 8 and let California's same-sex marriages resume will begin Jan. 11, a federal judge said Wednesday, a major step in a legal journey that could end at the U.S. Supreme Court for a nationwide decision on same-sex marriage. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker also during the 90-minute hearing denied the motions of a coalition of three gay-rights groups, as well as of the conservative Campaign for California Families, to intervene as parties to the lawsuit. But Walker did grant a motion to intervene from the city and county of San Francisco, which he said is asserting governmental interests — lost tourism dollars, and the cost of providing social services to those against whom Prop. 8 discriminates — that the plaintiffs don't represent. Full Story from San Jose Mercury News

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