It’s the second day of jury selection in the Sandusky case and already nine out of the required 12 jurors have been selected. If all 12 jurors and alternates are selected in time, the trial will begin as soon as June 11.
Results for California’s $1 tax increase on cigarettes i.e. proposition 29, is too close to call. According to an unofficial report the bill failed with 51% voters against it and 49% voting in favor of it.
Over the past two weeks there are have been two cases that pertain to same-sex marriage. Rulings in both cases raise the issue of same-sex marriage to the national podium, promoting it from a State issue to a federal one. But is the issue really about gay and lesbian marriage rights?