SCOTUS has ruled for Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church: "The Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment protects fundamentalist … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Rules 8-1 That Westboro Baptist Church Has Right to Picket Funerals of Soldiers
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Anti-Gay Pastor Grant Storms Arrested for Masturbating in Public Park in Front of Children
The Reverend Grant Storms, a Christian fundamentalist pastor known for his campaigns against New Orleans' gay Southern Decadence festival, has been … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Pastor Grant Storms Arrested for Masturbating in Public Park in Front of Children
Iowa Republicans Float ‘Supreme Court-Proof’ Anti-Gay Marriage Bill
Here's the latest from the Republicans in Iowa desperate to do away with the state's marriage equality law. Good luck with that: County … [Read more...] about Iowa Republicans Float ‘Supreme Court-Proof’ Anti-Gay Marriage Bill
Montana Strikes Obsolete Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
Montana voted to strike an obsolete law criminalizing gay sex on Wednesday: The Montana Supreme Court struck down the law in 1997, and Senate Bill … [Read more...] about Montana Strikes Obsolete Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
Listen: Ted Olson and David Boies Conference Call on Yesterday’s Prop 8 and DOMA Developments
At around the same time the DOMA news broke yesterday, American Foundation for Equal Rights Ted Olson and David Boies, who are representing the … [Read more...] about Listen: Ted Olson and David Boies Conference Call on Yesterday’s Prop 8 and DOMA Developments
Israel Appoints First Openly Gay Judge
Dori Spivak, an attorney and former chairman of Israel’s Association for Civil Rights, (ACRI), was appointed Tel Aviv Labour court judge … [Read more...] about Israel Appoints First Openly Gay Judge
Hawaii Confirms Lesbian Sabrina McKenna as Supreme Court Justice
Not only did Hawaii legalize civil unions yesterday. Just prior to doing so, it confirmed Sabrina McKenna (below, left), an out lesbian, to the … [Read more...] about Hawaii Confirms Lesbian Sabrina McKenna as Supreme Court Justice
California Supreme Court To Answer Prop 8 Question from 9th Circuit: ANALYSIS
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANAri Ezra Waldman is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After practicing in … [Read more...] about California Supreme Court To Answer Prop 8 Question from 9th Circuit: ANALYSIS
California Supreme Court to Hear Key Issue in Prop 8 Case
UPDATE: See our legal expert Ari Ezra Waldman's analysis HERE.Our earlier post, AFTER THE JUMP... The California Supreme Court has accepted the … [Read more...] about California Supreme Court to Hear Key Issue in Prop 8 Case
ALERT: CA Supreme Court to Review Request in Prop 8 Case Today
In early January the 9th Circuit court of Appeals "certified a question" to the California Supreme Court, asking for guidance on whether … [Read more...] about ALERT: CA Supreme Court to Review Request in Prop 8 Case Today