Judge put lawyers on long leash in federal challenge to Prop 8

The Recorder (Law.com): “During the federal challenge to Proposition 8, Walker took a laid-back approach with evidence and generally let the lawyers try their cases — with a few exceptions, like the Herrera incident . . . Walker had previously dinged one of the defense lawyers from Cooper & Kirk in open court for his cross-examination skills. The same day he chided Herrera, Walker complimented James Campbell from the Alliance Defense Fund on a deposition he took.”