CA: Prop 8 Supporters Don't Want Trial Televised

Proposition 8 supporters this week urged a federal judge to reject a proposal to televise and webcast the upcoming trial of the legal challenge to California's ban on same-sex marriage. In a letter to Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, lawyers defending Proposition 8 argued that allowing cameras in the federal court trial would violate federal rules and expose their side to threats, intimidation and harassment from gay marriage advocates. The letter warns the judge that some witnesses for the Proposition 8 defense "have indicated they will not be willing to testify at all if the trial is broadcast or webcast beyond the courthouse." Full Story from Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14088084

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