BY ARI EZRA WALDMANAnother day, another victory for equality. Today, Judge Jeffrey White, a George W. Bush appointee to the federal bench, declared … [Read more...] about Federal Court Says DOMA Unconstitutional: Analysis of the Ruling
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Proposition 8 Proponents to Ask for Full 9th Circuit Rehearing
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Keep an eye out for one important development and deadline in the Prop 8 case today. Today is the deadline for … [Read more...] about Proposition 8 Proponents to Ask for Full 9th Circuit Rehearing
El Paso Officials Will Not Be Recalled For Giving Benefits To Same-Sex Couples
El Paso! First, the city council decided to extend health benefits to the domestic partners of city employees. Then the city's godcrazy … [Read more...] about El Paso Officials Will Not Be Recalled For Giving Benefits To Same-Sex Couples
Proposition 8 Ruling Analysis: The DOMA Factor
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANMeanwhile, at the Legion of Doom... the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is dying a slow death from a thousand cuts. The Ninth … [Read more...] about Proposition 8 Ruling Analysis: The DOMA Factor
Proposition 8 Ruling Analysis: The Dissent
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANThe prescient dissent has a storied place in American constitutional history thanks to the preeminence of once-dissenting Supreme … [Read more...] about Proposition 8 Ruling Analysis: The Dissent
Sen. Steve Sweeney Predicts Marriage Will Pass NJ Legislature And Get Vetoed By Chris Christie
With marriage equality headed for votes in both houses of the New Jersey legislature next week, New Jersey Senate president Stephen Sweeney appeared … [Read more...] about Sen. Steve Sweeney Predicts Marriage Will Pass NJ Legislature And Get Vetoed By Chris Christie
Idaho Won’t Add The Words
On a Friday in February three years ago, disappointed LGBT people and their allies departed the Idaho Senate, some tearfully, after the Senate State … [Read more...] about Idaho Won’t Add The Words
Proposition 8 Ruling Analysis: Why the Narrow Holding?
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANEven though Tuesday’s Ninth Circuit decision in Perry v. Brown was narrowly focused on the unique situation that precipitated Prop … [Read more...] about Proposition 8 Ruling Analysis: Why the Narrow Holding?
Proposed Executive Order Could Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination By Government Contractors
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, has been kicking around the government in various iterations since 1994, and since 2009 has included … [Read more...] about Proposed Executive Order Could Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination By Government Contractors
‘Marriage Equality’ and The Power of Words in Law
BY ARI EZRA WALDMANLawyers are trained to choose their words carefully; so, too, are politicians, psychologists, and journalists, to name just a few. … [Read more...] about ‘Marriage Equality’ and The Power of Words in Law