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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Proposition 8 Federal Trial Starts in San Francisco

    In a federal court in San Francisco, the challenge to California's Proposition 8 got under way today.  Both sides made opening statements and began calling witnesses. Brad Sears is executive director of the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA Law School.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In a federal court in San Francisco, the challenge to California's Proposition 8 got under way today. Both sides made opening statements and began calling witnesses. Brad Sears is executive director of the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA Law School.

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    2 of 3
    Tea Parties around the Country and Jobs in LA
    1. 1:05Are 'Tea Parties' Real Politics?
    2. 28:29Proposition 8 Federal Trial Starts in San FranciscoYou’re reading this
    3. 35:52LA's New Job Czar; Pasadena Green Energy Leader's China Contract
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