The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments on Thursday on whether to allow the dissemination of video recordings of a trial that found that Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative to outlaw same-sex marriage, violated the U.S. Constitution.

Opponents of same-sex marriage are appealing a lower court decision to release the recordings. Same-sex marriage advocates, along with a coalition of media companies, want the recordings to be released. California state officials have said they do not oppose release.