Staging a show trial on same-sex “marriage”Edward Whelan writing at National Review Online: “Midday on December 31, a curious document suddenly appeared on the official website of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California . . . The ['Notice Concerning Proposed Revision of Civil Local Rule 77-3'] would permit the televising of proceedings as part of a ‘pilot or other project authorized by the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit’ . . . Walker’s New Year’s Eve surprise is a critical step in his evident ongoing effort to turn the lawsuit into a high-profile, culture-transforming, history-making, Scopes-style show trial of Proposition 8’s sponsors. Specifically, Walker is rushing to override longstanding prohibitions on televised coverage of federal trials so that he can authorize televised coverage of the Proposition 8 trial. Televised coverage would generate much greater publicity for ringmaster Walker’s circus.” |