President Obama was asked several questions regarding his position on marriage equality today at a midday press conference, Igor Volsky at Think … [Read more...] about Obama on Marriage Equality at White House Presser — ‘I’m Not Going to Make News on That Today’: VIDEO
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DOMA Goes Bankrupt and the Rhetoric of the Marriage Debate
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANFollow Ari on Twitter at @ariezrawaldman. On June 13 in Los Angeles, twenty bankruptcy court judges signed onto a … [Read more...] about DOMA Goes Bankrupt and the Rhetoric of the Marriage Debate
Watch: CREW’s Melanie Sloan on House Speaker John Boehner’s Spending Law Violations Over DOMA
Melanie Sloan of CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) speaks to Lawrence O'Donnell about the ethics violation complaint it … [Read more...] about Watch: CREW’s Melanie Sloan on House Speaker John Boehner’s Spending Law Violations Over DOMA
DOMA Declared Unconstitutional by Bankruptcy Court
In a ruling on a case filed one day after the Obama administration released its opinion, declaring Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutuional, the U.S. … [Read more...] about DOMA Declared Unconstitutional by Bankruptcy Court
White House Calls for Immigration Reform When Asked About Halting Deportations of Married Binational Same-Sex Couples
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney today suggested comprehensive immigration reform was a more palatable solution for the Obama administration to … [Read more...] about White House Calls for Immigration Reform When Asked About Halting Deportations of Married Binational Same-Sex Couples
Boehner Denies DOMA Contract with Atty Paul Clement Violates Law
House Speaker John Boehner denied on Thursday that a contract with attorney Paul Clement regarding the House defense of the Defense of Marriage Act … [Read more...] about Boehner Denies DOMA Contract with Atty Paul Clement Violates Law
House Adopts 2012 Defense Authorization Bill and its Anti-Gay ‘DADT’ and DOMA-Related Amendments
The U.S. House yesterday adopted the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill by a 322-96 along with several anti-gay provisions … [Read more...] about House Adopts 2012 Defense Authorization Bill and its Anti-Gay ‘DADT’ and DOMA-Related Amendments
Obama Denounces ‘DADT’, Marriage Provisions in Defense Bill
The White House today released a Statement of Administration Policy on HR 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012, and … [Read more...] about Obama Denounces ‘DADT’, Marriage Provisions in Defense Bill
Not Self, But Country: The Navy’s Leadership
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANAri Ezra Waldman is a 2002 graduate of Harvard College and a 2005 graduate of Harvard Law School. After … [Read more...] about Not Self, But Country: The Navy’s Leadership
Towleroad Guide to the Tube #890
MARRIAGE NEWS WATCH: Matt Baume has an update on the marriage equality campaign in New York state along with an interview with attorney Lavi Soloway … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #890