Trial date for the Denver Five set for Wednesday, February 10

February 10, 2010, is the new trial date for the Denver Five (Kate Burns, John Ferguson, Lewis Thompson, Laurin Foxworth and Shari Wilkins). The trial will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m., in the Denver City and County Building, Courtroom 117M (north end, lower level). Motions and jury selection are expected to take place on Wednesday. Testimony is expected to begin on Thursday (Feb 11). The Denver Five were arrested on May 26, 2009, following an act of nonviolent civil protest, in the Denver County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. The action, which included the request for a marriage license for a same-sex couple, followed the California Supreme Court decision to uphold Proposition 8, thus rescinding the right of same-sex couples to marry in the future. - via CQSA