There is a Federal Court trial currently underway in San Francisco challenging California's Proposition 8 that blocked gay marriage. Initially, because of the high interest in the challenge, it was planned to broadcast a live video feed of the proceedings.
However, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a last minute ruling blocking indefinitely the broadcast of this live feed.
Within a few hours, a film production team in Los Angeles was readying a script taken from court transcripts, securing a courtroom set and casting actors in the effort to make the proceedings available to people by way of re-enactment!
It has happened! 12 days of proceedings have been produced so far and will continue through the trial. The actors have donated their time, the characters portrayed are as closely to real as possible, nothing is missed and it is something to watch. This would not have been possible without the dedication of the two principles behind it – John Ireland and John Ainsworth!
But it took the internet to provide the forum for delivery to anyone in the world that wanted to watch the trial! It clearly demonstrates the power of the internet to change and expand the content we have to watch!
To view any or all of the episodes, go to www.marriagetrial.com
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