It's supposed to be broadcast live on CSPAN (Verizon's TV Guide doesn't show it...) and the three judges on the panel will be deciding A: whether the Prop 8 supporters have legal standing to appeal a ruling against the state of CA, and B: whether Judge Walker was correct in his finding that there is no rational basis for discrimination against same-sex marriage.
The three judges consist of a well-known liberal, a mormon conservative, and a 'wild card' moderate. All eyes are seemingly on the moderate judge in this case...everyone seems to know how the other two will rule, and he will be the tiebreaker. Prop 8's defenders have already filed (and lost) a motion for the liberal judge to recuse himself because his wife fought the Proposition during the elections, but ironically they seem to have no issue with the mormon conservative--a member of the organization responsible for the majority of funds to support Prop 8.
Fingers crossed that sanity prevails.
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