"It simply reflects the fact that the institution of marriage is, and has always been, uniquely concerned with promoting and regulating naturally procreative relationships between men and women to provide for the nurture and upbringing of the next generation." "The traditional definition of marriage does not reflect animus against gays and lesbians," said the group's lawyer, Charles Cooper, in court papers. They argue that the measure was not intended as a hostile move against gay people but in fact was meant to protect an established institution. Proposition 8's sponsors, a coalition of religious groups known as Project Marriage, say this is not a civil rights case.
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Last year the same court upheld the voters' decision while letting stand the 18,000 such marriages that had already taken place. Theodore Olson and David Boies have joined forces on this occasion to support two gay couples seeking to restore a May 2008 ruling in the California supreme court that legalised gay marriage.Ī conservative petition forced a referendum which saw Californians vote by a slim majority to ban same-sex unions.
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The trial also brings together two lawyers who were on opposite sides of the US supreme court battle between George Bush and Al Gore about who won the 2000 presidential election. Opponents of gay marriage argued that disseminating their testimony would "distress" and intimidate witnesses. The US supreme court blocked what would have been another first just hours before the case began by overturning a judge's order allowing proceedings to be shown on YouTube.
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It comes as the acceptance of gay marriage – which was legalised in several states and Washington DC in recent years – has recently suffered a number of setbacks, including in New York and New Jersey, where legislatures surprised advocates by rejecting same-sex unions. The US district court case is the first of its kind in a federal court and will include an unprecedented examination of gay relationships and marriage in general as couples, academics and opponents of same-sex unions are expected to testify. But supporters of the California vote against gay marriage, known as Proposition 8, say the court case is a struggle for the soul of America.