Trial set for January in case seeking to overturn gay marriage ban

Contra Costa Times: A trial for a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn Proposition 8 and let California's same-sex marriages resume will begin Jan. 11, a federal judge said Wednesday, a major step in a legal journey that could end at the U.S. Supreme Court for a nationwide decision on same-sex marriage. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker also during the 90-minute hearing denied the motions of a coalition of three gay-rights groups, as well as of the conservative Campaign for California Families, to intervene as parties to the lawsuit. But Walker did grant a motion to intervene from the city and county of San Francisco, which he said is asserting governmental interests — lost tourism dollars, and the cost of providing social services to those against whom Prop. 8 discriminates — that the plaintiffs don't represent. The parties already have begun filing briefs listing the areas in which they agree and disagree, setting parameters not only for what's to be argued at the trial but also for the public debate that's sure to rage outside the courthouse as same-sex marriage advocates continue moving toward a new ballot measure to repeal Proposition 8.

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