In San Francisco today, a federal court will begin hearings in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies — who faced off in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court challenge in 2000 — brought forth the case to try to overturn California’s Proposition 8, which they say violates the equal-protection clause. The Times this morning has an interesting profile on how Olson, a lifelong conservative who has aided the Reagan and Bush regimes, came to this role. Largely, it had to do with director Rob Reiner. A few days after Prop 8 passed, the Hollywood Democrat bigwig and his wife, Michele, were having lunch with two prominent political consultants and lamenting the vote:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/08/hearings_to_begin_today_in_fed.html
