Inside, the proceedings were all controlled ritual: “Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the court,” began Proposition 8’s defender, attorney Charles Cooper. But outside, raucous democracy ruled. Thousands of flag-waving, sign-bearing supporters and foes of same-sex marriage made their case with clashing slogans and symbols.
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