Towleroad’s legal editor and law professor Ari Ezra Waldman is hosting an informative how-to session with Nicole Bronzan (Communications Director, … [Read more...] about How Can New Yorkers Help Win the Freedom to Marry in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington?
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A Look at Where We Are with the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and The Courts
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANLast week, lawyers for House Republicans tried to squeeze the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) through an ever shrinking … [Read more...] about A Look at Where We Are with the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and The Courts
Marriage, DOMA, and Prop 8 at the Supreme Court: What to Expect
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANMany millions of Americans, tens of thousands of legally married same-sex couples, thousands of lawyers and legal … [Read more...] about Marriage, DOMA, and Prop 8 at the Supreme Court: What to Expect
The Anniversary of the End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANYesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the Servicemembers' Legal Defense Network's (SLDN) party on the … [Read more...] about The Anniversary of the End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Surrogacy and The Law’s ‘New Normal’
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANNBC's sitcom, The New Normal tells the story of a well-to-do gay couple that starts a family through a surrogate. … [Read more...] about Surrogacy and The Law’s ‘New Normal’
The Zigs and Zags of the Democratic Party Platform
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANLast week, I dorked out on the Republican Party platform and concluded that the Party had stood still for the last 30 … [Read more...] about The Zigs and Zags of the Democratic Party Platform
The Unchanging Republican Party Platform
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANThe manifestos produced by our political parties every four years are supposed to express the groups' deepest … [Read more...] about The Unchanging Republican Party Platform
Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand, and Constitutional Law
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANPaull Ryan likes to say he loves Ayn Rand. But, if you take a look at his record in Congress, he has been no acolyte of … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand, and Constitutional Law
Marriage Inequality in Hawaii: A Federal Court Gets It Wrong
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANHawaii has long been at the vanguard of the national debate over including gays and lesbians in the institution of … [Read more...] about Marriage Inequality in Hawaii: A Federal Court Gets It Wrong
Paul Ryan, Gay Rights, and the Shift of Social Conservatism
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANRepresentative Paul Ryan (R-WI) is an affable, smart, and dedicated conservative who used the benefit of his innate … [Read more...] about Paul Ryan, Gay Rights, and the Shift of Social Conservatism