Evidence appeal could delay ruling on gay marriage

[The Straight Story]

Evidence appeal could delay ruling on gay marriage


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- More legal wrangling in the federal trial over California's gay marriage ban is threatening to delay the case.

The sponsors of Proposition 8 are seeking access to the internal campaign documents of gay rights groups that opposed the measure.

But the groups, including Equality California, want to block that request. At a hearing Tuesday, their lawyers told Judge Vaughn Walker the e-mails and memos are irrelevant because the groups are not officially part of the litigation.

Walker is presiding over the first federal trial on whether the U.S. Constitution prevents states from outlawing same-sex marriages. Testimony ended in January, and Walker had planned to schedule closing arguments after he's had time to review evidence.

Now appeals over the campaign documents could push back the closing arguments.

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[Newsjock]

1. Any slimy tactic to delay their inevitable loss

The yes-on-hate side bungled this case so badly that it's impossible to fathom how even our biased Supreme Court could find in their favor. Now they just want to do anything they can to delay and stall.