Lawyers suing to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage wrap up arguments in federal trial

Plaintiffs suing to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage close their case today, ending two weeks of testimony that included academic experts, lesbian and gay witnesses speaking about the effects of anti-gay discrimination, .and even a proponent of the Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage. Judge Vaughn Walker is hearing the "Perry vs. Schwarzenegger" trial in a federal district court in San Francisco. Christopher Martinez files this report.