The GLAD Case:GLAD Civil Rights Project Director Mary Bonauto came out today with her latest attack on DOMA. This time it's out of Connecticut, a … [Read more...] about DOMA on Two Fronts: ACLU and GLAD File Lawsuits – An Analysis
Ari Ezra Waldman
DADT: Log Cabin’ers Make Their Next Move, to the Supreme Court
Why was the brief directed to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy?Technically, the LCR asked Justice Kennedy to vacate the Ninth Circuit's stay. Each … [Read more...] about DADT: Log Cabin’ers Make Their Next Move, to the Supreme Court
Election 2010: What Would Byron White Think?
Justice White would have had none of the Republican badmouthing of government. He was, in Ken Starr's words, probably the last believer in the New … [Read more...] about Election 2010: What Would Byron White Think?
Vote for [Insert Name] for Judge
New York's system of judicial elections was at issue recently. In 2008, a unanimous Supreme Court held in New York State Board of Elections v. … [Read more...] about Vote for [Insert Name] for Judge
Suggestions on Sealing the Fate of ‘DADT’
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Ari Ezra Waldman is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After practicing in New … [Read more...] about Suggestions on Sealing the Fate of ‘DADT’
Into the Mind of Hate
Hate crimes are classified as such by the perpetrator's motivation and the victim's membership in a particular class of persons. For example, … [Read more...] about Into the Mind of Hate
Cloture Vote Fails, What Now for DADT?
1. The Senate can take up a "clean" repeal of DADT in a lame duck session of Congress after the midterm elections. Senator Reid has … [Read more...] about Cloture Vote Fails, What Now for DADT?
What’s a Parent?
There was the 1994 case of Thomas S. v. Robin Y. in New York, which involved a lesbian couple, their two children, Ry and Cade, and the man who … [Read more...] about What’s a Parent?
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?