BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Louisiana Federal Judge Martin Feldman, a Reagan appointee, has upheld Louisiana's ban on marriage equality in a … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Gets It Wrong, Upholds Marriage Discrimination in Louisiana in Strange, Hateful Opinion
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Anti-Equality Forces Get ‘the Posner Treatment’ at Seventh Circuit Hearing
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN By now you have heard that the attorneys representing Indiana and Wisconsin got a shellacking from the famous … [Read more...] about Anti-Equality Forces Get ‘the Posner Treatment’ at Seventh Circuit Hearing
Marriage Equality Goes Before the 7th Circuit: A Preview
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Marriage equality gets another hearing before another federal appellate court this morning. Before an as-yet-to-be-named … [Read more...] about Marriage Equality Goes Before the 7th Circuit: A Preview
Six Marriage Equality Cases at the Sixth Circuit Today: A Preview
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The Cincinnati-based Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in a series of marriage equality cases today … [Read more...] about Six Marriage Equality Cases at the Sixth Circuit Today: A Preview
Fourth Circuit Affirms Virginia’s Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional: An Analysis of the Dissent
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Today, the Richmond, Virginia-based Fourth Circuit affirmed a lower court judge's decision striking down Virginia's … [Read more...] about Fourth Circuit Affirms Virginia’s Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional: An Analysis of the Dissent
The Most Dangerous Line in the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Ruling
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The most dangerous line in the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby doesn’t come until page 46. It … [Read more...] about The Most Dangerous Line in the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Ruling
The President’s Executive Order and Hobby Lobby: The Legal Connection
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN President Obama has made good on another pro-equality policy promise. Today, he amended a standing executive order to … [Read more...] about The President’s Executive Order and Hobby Lobby: The Legal Connection
Hobby Lobby and the Democrats Who Want to Fix It
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court's conservative majority allowed a large swath of for-profit companies to … [Read more...] about Hobby Lobby and the Democrats Who Want to Fix It
The Supreme Court Made Hobby Lobby Worse, for Women and for the LGBT Community
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The end of a Supreme Court term usually brings a flurry of action on big cases. Last year, we got Justice Kennedy's … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court Made Hobby Lobby Worse, for Women and for the LGBT Community
Federal Judge Strikes Down Kentucky’s Marriage Discrimination Law
The difference between a ruling based on Equal Protection and one based on Due Process may at first seem like the stuff for Ivory Tower law … [Read more...] about Federal Judge Strikes Down Kentucky’s Marriage Discrimination Law