High-stakes same-sex “marriage” trial to begin in Calif.

New York Times: “‘What sets this case apart is the strategy up until now, in the last 10 or 15 years, has been by the national organizations that support same-sex marriage to attack this on a state-by-state basis,’ said Brian Raum, who is helping to defend Proposition 8. ‘The impact of those cases, obviously, was limited to their respective states. But the potential impact in this case goes beyond the state of California.’”