Prop. 8 Foes Attack Expertise of "Expert" Witnesses

12/09/09 Cal Law Legal Pad:

A truckload (.pdf) of filings (.pdf) went online in the federal challenge to Proposition 8 over the last two days, and some begin to sketch out the evidence which will be in play at the January trial. Our favorite tidbit so far: Prop 8 opponents calling one of the other side’s experts a crackpot (.pdf) ... The person in play is Dr. Katherine Young, a professor who agitates against gay marriage from a perch at McGill University in Montreal ... Ted Olson lists the many, many things she's not an expert in.