Closing Arguments in Historic Marriage Challenge Begin

After a five-month hiatus, closing arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger – the challenge to California's Proposition 8 marriage amendment – began today in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
n 2008, the California Supreme Court ordered same-sex marriage. In November of that year, more than seven million Californians cast their votes in favor of Prop 8 to defend marriage. The outcome was immediately challenged in federal court.
Ted Olson, the attorney for those challenging marriage protection, argued today before U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage and there are numerous examples, such as Brown v. Board of Education, in which courts corrected perceived discrimination.
But Charles Cooper, lead defense attorney for ProtectMarriage.com, countered that Californians have the right to preserve and protect the definition of marriage against judicial activism.
"Christianity and religious liberty are on trial,"