1. DOES THIS MEAN THAT DADT WILL NO LONGER BE ENFORCED?No. Judge Phillips issued a "declaratory judgment" yesterday, but gave the … [Read more...] about ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Unconstitutional: An Analysis of the Ruling
California Supreme Court Won’t Force State’s Defense of Prop 8
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Some news out of the California state courts today on Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the Prop 8 case. Metroweekly's Poliglot section … [Read more...] about California Supreme Court Won’t Force State’s Defense of Prop 8
Are There Gays in the Military? Or Just Gay Conduct?
Consider the pre-DADT case of Joe Steffan. Mr. Steffan enrolled in the Naval Academy in 1983 and successfully completed three of his four years, … [Read more...] about Are There Gays in the Military? Or Just Gay Conduct?
You Want to Get Married, Too?
Surprisingly, Boston Legal raises a few complicated and interesting questions here. Legal recognition of intimate privacy and legal recognition of … [Read more...] about You Want to Get Married, Too?
Stop, or My HIV Will Shoot
I say neither. The morality argument ignores the reality of decimated gay communities in the 1980s and the ethical minefield of hiding one's … [Read more...] about Stop, or My HIV Will Shoot
Prop 8: Will the Real Appellants Please Stand Up
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The marriage equality community is bustling with both frustration and excitement, like a drunk girl at a party. As you … [Read more...] about Prop 8: Will the Real Appellants Please Stand Up
DOMA and Massachusetts Officially Divorce
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN As some of you might remember, as as reported here, a federal district judge in Massachusetts ruled the Defense of Marriage Act … [Read more...] about DOMA and Massachusetts Officially Divorce
We (Almost) Have Marriage Equality:
An Analysis of Judge Walker’s Prop 8 Stay Ruling
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Ari weighs in on the ruling handed down earlier today by … [Read more...] about We (Almost) Have Marriage Equality:
An Analysis of Judge Walker’s Prop 8 Stay Ruling
Elena Kagan: Dean, Justice, Lesbian?
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN I'm pleased to announce that Ari Ezra Waldman, who wrote an excellent analysis of Judge Walker's Prop 8 ruling here on … [Read more...] about Elena Kagan: Dean, Justice, Lesbian?
It’s In: An Analysis of the Proposition 8 Ruling
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Ari is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After practicing in New York for five years … [Read more...] about It’s In: An Analysis of the Proposition 8 Ruling