Republican Theodore Olson and Democrat David Boies are leading the legal team representing the same-sex couples.

NPR: Calif. Gay Marriage Argument At High Court Tuesday

Conservative justices took a greater voice in the second half of the arguments as former Solicitor General Theodore Olson stepped to the lectern to challenge Proposition 8.

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Mr. Egan and Ms. Badgett were called to testify by the San Francisco City Attorney's Office and lawyers David Boies and Theodore Olson, who are seeking to overturn Proposition 8.

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Former Solicitor General Theodore Olson, a conservative who took up the gay-marriage cause to lead the challenge to the California measure, was set to argue for 20 minutes before the justices.

WSJ: Supreme Court Prepares to Weigh Gay Marriage

Instead, he asked Theodore Olson to take the case.

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Solicitor General Theodore Olson had told the court a month ago he did not plan to respond to the immigrant's appeal, prompting the court to ask for the Justice Department's position anyway.

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On Tuesday, they plan to be in the courtroom when their lawyer, Theodore Olson, tries to persuade the justices to strike down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages and to declare that gay couples can marry nationwide.

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Among the signatories of the January 25th letter who participated in the meeting were: former Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, former Deputy Attorney General George Terwilliger, former Solicitors General Robert Bork and Theodore Olson, former CIA Director R.

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