Federal Judge: Gay Marriage Trial to Begin in January

The federal judge being asked to declare gay marriage a fundamental constitutional right on Wednesday set a January 2010 trial date and denied attempts by gay and conservative advocacy groups to join the case, already top-heavy with high profile lawyers. About 30 lawyers crowded into a San Francisco courtroom hearing the challenge to California's Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban, a high-risk venture that will set court policy for years, if it reaches the U.S. Supreme court. Ted Olson, the lawyer whose Supreme Court arguments put President George W. Bush in the White House, and David Boies, his opponent in the 2000 case, joined forces to overturn Prop. 8, arguing precedents showed they could win. Full Story from the Calgary Herald: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/judge+sets+2010+federal+marriage+trial/1909885/story.html

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