One week ago today, the historic federal trial challenging Prop 8 started in San Francisco.And the Courage Campaign Institute was there, launching the "Prop 8 Trial Tracker" web site to get the truth out as the trial happened.
Rick Jacobs, Courage's Chair and founder, began live-blogging the trial Monday morning, providing a first draft of history to the world. Within hours the site went viral, as tens of thousands of people shared the link across the internet, from blogs to Facebook and Twitter.
When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling allowing video recordings, traffic spiked on the site, prompting the Courage Campaign to boost coverage and ask for your support. And, in just four days, more than 2,000 people donated to help expand the Prop 8 Trial Tracker.
Day 6 of the trial just started. To read remarkable comment threads, Rick's first week of live-blogging posts, and analysis of the trial by writers Julia Rosen, Robert Cruickshank, Paul Hogarth and Brian Leubitz, check out the Prop. 8 Trial Tracker here.
