Panel: Same-Sex Marriage - State vs. Fed

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Same-Sex Marriage: State vs. Fed


Molly McKay, Media Director, Marriage Equality USA

Jennifer Morse, President and Founder, Ruth Institute at the National Organization for Marriage

Therese Stewart, Chief Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco; Attorney for the plaintiffs in current court case challenging Prop. 8

Kevin Snider, Chief Counsel, Pacific Justice Institute

Doug Sovern, Broadcast Journalist, "Sovern Nation" on KCBS; Three-time Winner, AP’s Reporter of the Year Award for California - Moderator


Six years ago, the eyes of the nation were focused on San Francisco when Mayor Gavin Newsom granted almost 4,000 same-sex couples marriage licenses. But the battle was far from over. With the passage of Proposition 8 in 2008, only marriage between a man and a woman is recognized in California; this year, after numerous protests, lawsuits and campaigns, San Francisco’s Federal District Court will decide the constitutional validity of the law.


This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on February 17, 2010.