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Check your channel lineup to make sure you know where to find California Channel, if you're interested in watching the live broadcast of the next hearing of the same-sex marriage ban (aka Proposition 8) case. The court date, September 6th, is when "a crucial procedural issue in the legal battle over Proposition 8 will go before the California Supreme Court in San Francisco," explains SFAppeal.
At issue remains the legality of who can seek an appeal of the case:
In January, a panel of the appeals court said that federal law, as defined in a 1997 Supreme Court decision, doesn't seem to allow sponsors to defend an initiative when state officials refuse to do so. But the appeals panel said there might be a right under state law, and asked the California Supreme Court to step in and decide that issue.
A court spokesperson cites elevated public interest in the case for opting to televise the hearing. Previously, when the case went before the Supreme Court, a ruling was issued to block the live broadcastof footage from within the courtroom. Hearings held in December 2010 were aired on C-SPAN.
