BY ARI EZRA WALDMANThere are voices in the LGBT community that see "fear" and "defeatism" in not going back to the ballot in 2012 … [Read more...] about Prop 8: Look How Far We’ve Come?
Federal Prop 8 Trial
Prop 8 and DOMA: The Amicus Brief and the Primacy of Law
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANIn separate cases over the last few weeks, various parties have filed what laywers call amicus curiae briefs arguing that … [Read more...] about Prop 8 and DOMA: The Amicus Brief and the Primacy of Law
Federal Court Extends Stay on Seal of Prop 8 Videotapes
The battle over the unsealing of videotapes of the trial that overturned Proposition 8 in California was extended for another period yesterday as the … [Read more...] about Federal Court Extends Stay on Seal of Prop 8 Videotapes
Attorney Theodore Boutrous Explains the Next Steps in the Federal Challenge to Proposition 8: VIDEO
Equality Matters President Richard Socarides talks to AFER attorney THeodore Boutrous about the next steps in the federal challeng to Proposition 8, … [Read more...] about Attorney Theodore Boutrous Explains the Next Steps in the Federal Challenge to Proposition 8: VIDEO
GOP Donor and Marriage Equality Supporter Paul Singer Puts Money Behind Mitt Romney
Politico reports that Paul Singer, a major donor to the American Foundation for Equal Rights and its federal court battle against Proposition 8, has … [Read more...] about GOP Donor and Marriage Equality Supporter Paul Singer Puts Money Behind Mitt Romney
Prop 8 Plaintiffs File Brief Urging Release of Trial Videotapes
Yesterday, the American Foundation for Equal Rights representing the plaintiffs in Perry v. Brown, the landmark federal lawsuit that found Proposition … [Read more...] about Prop 8 Plaintiffs File Brief Urging Release of Trial Videotapes
9th Circuit Court Halts Order to Unseal the Prop 8 Trial Videotapes
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed Judge James Ware's order to unseal videotapes of the Prop 8 trial so it could be briefed on the case, the … [Read more...] about 9th Circuit Court Halts Order to Unseal the Prop 8 Trial Videotapes
Anti-Gay NOM Activist Maggie Gallagher Attends Staged Broadway Benefit for Team Challenging Proposition 8
So, I attended last night's wonderful staged reading to a packed house of Dustin Lance Black's '8', the dramatization of the federal … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay NOM Activist Maggie Gallagher Attends Staged Broadway Benefit for Team Challenging Proposition 8
Thomas Roberts Talks to Bradley Whitford About Prop 8, Dustin Lance Black’s Play: VIDEO
MSNBC's Thomas Roberts spoke with actor Bradley Whitford this morning about playing Charles Cooper, Prop 8 proponents' lead attorney in Dustin … [Read more...] about Thomas Roberts Talks to Bradley Whitford About Prop 8, Dustin Lance Black’s Play: VIDEO
Rob Reiner Talks Equal Rights, Bigotry Tonight’s Prop 8 Play Reading on ‘Morning Joe’ VIDEO
American Foundation for Equal Rights board member and actor Rob Reiner appeared on Morning Joe today to talk about the federal challenge to … [Read more...] about Rob Reiner Talks Equal Rights, Bigotry Tonight’s Prop 8 Play Reading on ‘Morning Joe’ VIDEO