Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Online Extra: Prop 8 proponents seek to keep trial tapes sealed
Attorneys for four proponents of Proposition 8 filed a motion in federal court April 1 to keep video recordings in the case of Perry v.
Schwarzenegger sealed from public view. The hearing is set for June 17 at 2 p.m. in the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge William H.
Orrick of the Northern District of California at the federal building at 450 Golden Gate Avenue. Orrick was appointed to that post by then-President Barack Obama.
