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
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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
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
Supreme Court Denial Opens Door to Marriage Equality in 11 More States: An Analysis
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Today we received word that the Supreme Court denied review of all seven marriage equality that were pending before it. … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Denial Opens Door to Marriage Equality in 11 More States: An Analysis
What’s Happening at the Supreme Court Right Now
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The justices of the Supreme Court are meeting right now to discuss a slew of petitions for hearings. There are seven such … [Read more...] about What’s Happening at the Supreme Court Right Now
Ninth Circuit Panel Eviscerates What’s Left of Anti-Equality Arguments: A Summary and Analysis
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN A soft-spoken attorney representing Idaho started his state's anti-marriage equality argument by suggesting that … [Read more...] about Ninth Circuit Panel Eviscerates What’s Left of Anti-Equality Arguments: A Summary and Analysis
Posner-ed at the 7th Circuit: Appellate Court Issues First Unanimous Marriage Equality Decision
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN It took 9 days for Judge Richard Posner to write his unanimous opinion striking down the marriage equality bans in Indiana … [Read more...] about Posner-ed at the 7th Circuit: Appellate Court Issues First Unanimous Marriage Equality Decision