Prop. 8 trial Day 6: Live coverage from the courtroom

Contra Costa Times: “San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders has completed his stay on the witness stand. Prop 8 lawyer Brian Raum asked repeatedly questions to Sanders about his support for Prop 8, and attempted to get him to acknowledge that people who oppose gay marriage are not necessarily motivated by ‘animus’ and ‘hostility.’ Raum pressed the mayor about his past position favoring civil unions over same-sex marriage, and asked whether he was motivated then by ‘hatred’ of gays and lesbians. ‘It can be a situation where it is not based on animus,’ Sanders said. ‘That doesn’t mean it isn’t grounded in prejudice.’”