BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Roberta Kaplan, the Paul Weiss attorney who was Edie Windsor's attorney, is in New Orleans to argue for marriage … [Read more...] about Robbie Kaplan Argues for the Freedom to Marry at 5th Circuit Today: What To Watch For
SCOTUS to Consider 6th Circuit Marriage Equality Cases: What To Watch For
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Today, the Supreme Court is meeting in private to decide what cases on its docket it will hear. Among the many cases on the … [Read more...] about SCOTUS to Consider 6th Circuit Marriage Equality Cases: What To Watch For
SCOTUS Likely to Decide to Take Marriage Equality Case Tomorrow
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN As Towleroad has reported, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will meet in private tomorrow - January 9 - to consider, … [Read more...] about SCOTUS Likely to Decide to Take Marriage Equality Case Tomorrow
Why Marriage Equality in Florida Is a Sign of Good Things to Come
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN When last we spoke, the freedom to marry had just been handed a setback: the Sixth Circuit let stand marriage … [Read more...] about Why Marriage Equality in Florida Is a Sign of Good Things to Come
Sixth Circuit Lets Gay Marriage Bans Stand in OH, MI, TN, and KY: Legal Analysis, Part 1
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Reading the Sixth Circuit's opinion permitting states to ban same-sex marriage is a cognitively dissonant experience: … [Read more...] about Sixth Circuit Lets Gay Marriage Bans Stand in OH, MI, TN, and KY: Legal Analysis, Part 1
Three Lessons from the Midterm Election Results for LGBT Equality?
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Although likely disheartening for many Towleroad readers, the 2014 election results may offer both tests and even some … [Read more...] about Three Lessons from the Midterm Election Results for LGBT Equality?
Marriage Equality and the Court: What Happened in Puerto Rico?
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN In a decision that willfully ignored the prevailing wisdom of most of the federal judiciary, a judge in Puerto Rico recently … [Read more...] about Marriage Equality and the Court: What Happened in Puerto Rico?
Nationwide Marriage Equality: Why We Might Not Even Need the Supreme Court
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Back in June, I argued that there may never be a need for the Supreme Court to take a marriage equality case. We have … [Read more...] about Nationwide Marriage Equality: Why We Might Not Even Need the Supreme Court
Nationwide Marriage Equality: Why We Might Not Even Need the Supreme Court
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Back in June, I argued that there may never be a need for the Supreme Court to take a marriage equality case. We have … [Read more...] about Nationwide Marriage Equality: Why We Might Not Even Need the Supreme Court
Why Each SCOTUS Justice Might Be Avoiding the Marriage Equality Question Right Now
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The media have been universally shocked at the Supreme Court's announcement today. Now that we have had time to read … [Read more...] about Why Each SCOTUS Justice Might Be Avoiding the Marriage Equality Question Right Now