The Power of TV in the Prop 8 Case

I'm really interested in the proceedings of the Prop. 8 case in federal court in California (for more info about that check out this blog: http://www.protectmarriage.com/blog/). I recently read how, a couple of weeks ago, an order by Judge Walker to televise the proceedings of the case and make them available on the Internet as a way to inform the public presented serious problems for the defenders of Proposition 8. As a result of the judge's order four of the six expert witnesses of the defense bowed out just prior to the trial because they feared backlash from such widespread availability of the evidence they would share to defend traditional marriage. Some of these witnesses were professors who feared repercussions in their careers. Not long into the case proceedings, which officially started about three weeks ago, the US Supreme Court repealed Judge Walker's order, but it was too late to regain the expert witnesses.
This case, which will probably eventually be appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court will affect our country greatly. It will likely determine whether traditional marriage is upheld in the U.S. or whether same-sex relationships will be allowed to be viewed as marriages. I thought this was an interesting evidence of the power of media in the world today in such a significant issue.