Perry: Days Eight and Nine

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On Thursday, the Proposition 8 trial began with continued cross-examination of Gary M. Segura, Ph.D., Professor of American Politics in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University, who has been testifying about the political power of LGBT people.

In addition, the following people also testified on Thursday and Friday:

• William Tam, who as an Official Proponent of Prop. 8 was personally responsible for putting the initiative on the ballot and voluntarily taking over its defense in court by intervening in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Last week, video of Tam’s deposition, which was taken on Dec. 1, 2009, was shown in court to illustrate the discriminatory motivations of Prop. 8.
• Gregory M. Herek, Ph.D. a Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Davis. He will testify about the nature of sexual orientation, how mainstream mental health professionals and behavioral scientists regard homosexuality, benefits conferred by marriage, stereotypes relating to lesbians and gay men, stigma and prejudice directed at lesbians and gay men, the harm to lesbians and gay men and their families as a consequence of being denied the right to marry, and how the institution of domestic partnerships differs from that of marriage and is linked with antigay stigma.

Law Dork coverage of the trial:

• Supreme Court – Broadcast Stay
• Day One
• Day Two
• Day Three
• Supreme Court – Broadcast Ruling
• Day Four
• Day Five
• Week Two
• Days Six and Seven

All Perry coverage at Law Dork can be found here, and my Twitter list of folks tweeting live from the trial can be found here. Liveblogging of the trial can be found at the Courage Campaign’s Prop 8 Trial Tracker and at FireDogLake’s Prop 8 Trial Hub.

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