Tag Archives: David Boies

Perry vs. Schwarzenegger lawyer David Boies tells the Wall Street Journal today that his side will rest their case tomorrow. “We’re pleased with the way it has gone,” said David Boies, an attorney for the gay couples who want to wed. He said he set out to prove that marriage was an important right, that gays were harmed by being …

The American Foundation For Equal Rights sends us these video depositions made by two Perry vs. Schwarzenegger defendants who later dropped off the witness list rather than face the “violent wrath of vicious homofascists” were the trial to be televised. The Olson/Boies legal team today introduced into evidence videos of the depositions of Paul Nathanson, Ph.D. and Katherine Young, Ph.D., …

The New Yorker has published an excellent recap of how we got to Perry v. Schwarzenegger and its potential ramifications, whichever way the decision goes. An excerpt: If the Perry case succeeds before the Supreme Court, it could mean that gay marriage would be permitted not only in California but in every state. And, if the Court recognized homosexuals as …

Five federal courthouses will host live telecasts of the Olson/Boies Proposition 8 trial, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, which begins tomorrow in San Francisco. More locations may be added to the list below. The trial is expected to last two weeks. I will be posting video excerpts from the trial as they are posted to YouTube at the end of each day. …

NOM’s Brian Brown has sent out a fundraising letter admitting that he doesn’t expect their side to win the Olson/Boies Prop 8 trial, which is due to start on Monday. Brown: “We do not expect to win at the trial level, but with God’s help, at least five members of the current Supreme Court will have the courage to defend …

One of the five defendants in the Olson/Boies case claims he’s too scared of retribution from gay activists to continue. A vocal gay marriage opponent who volunteered to become a defendant in the case challenging California’s same-sex nuptial ban is now asking to be removed from the case. Hak-Shing William Tam was one of the five official sponsors of Proposition …

Equality California is calling on the Obama administration to pressure the Ninth District Court to overturn Proposition 8 in next week’s Olson/Boies trial. The time has come for elected leaders to empower all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Once again, we call on the Obama administration to join Equality California and others in urging the federal courts …

Sergio at Lexicon Magazine sends in this clip of Ted Olson & David Boies explaining Judge Walker’s ruling on televising the Prop 8 trial, due to begin January 11th.

Ninth District Court Judge Vaughn Walker has just nixed a request from two television groups to live-stream the proceedings during next week’s Proposition 8 trial. But it appears that we may get to see YouTube’d clips on the following day. Via Karen Ocamb at LGBT POV: Despite thousands of people responding to a request for comments on allowing a live …

The Courage Campaign urges you to sign the petition urging the televising of the Olson/Boies Prop 8 trial. The presiding judge on the case is inviting public commentary prior to the decision. The landmark federal lawsuit challenging Prop 8, Perry v. Schwarzenegger (also known as the Olson/Boies case) is about to go to trial starting Monday, January 11. The presiding …

The backers of Proposition 8 say that the proposed plan to televise next month’s trial will scare off the people they have scheduled to testify. Television coverage could expose witnesses and other trial participants to harassment and intimidation, backers of Proposition 8 said in a court filing Monday. They said some of their witnesses “have indicated that they would not …

The Ninth Circuit Court has authorized televised trials in some cases, leading to the expectation that the Olson/Boies attempt to repeal Proposition 8 will be be viewed nationwide. Guess who doesn’t like that? The Judicial Council of the 9th Circuit authorized television cameras in certain district court proceedings Thursday, reviving a national controversy just weeks before a groundbreaking trial over …

The Olson/Boies challenge to Proposition 8 gets its official start today in a pre-trial hearing in a San Francisco federal court. Karen Ocamb at LGBT POV reports: Today may mark the beginning of the end of the ugly Prop 8 as attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies lay out their federal case for why the California constitutional amendment is unconstitutional. …

The backers of Proposition 8 have won their appeal to shield their internal documents and emails from Ted Olson and David Boies, who are hoping to taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal appeals court ruled that the First Amendment right of freedom of association would be violated if such information was to be required to be …

David Boies and Ted Olson want the backers of Proposition 8 to turn over their internal campaign strategy documents and emails in order to prove that the battle against same-sex marriage is rooted in bigotry. Yesterday the ACLU filed a motion opposing the demand, saying that forcing political strategists to reveal internal documents would stifle freedom of speech during campaigns. …

Over at The American Prospect, Gabriel Arana discusses the risks and payoff inherent in David Boies and Ted Olson’s gambit of taking the repeal of Prop 8 to federal court. The stakes are high. If Perry v. Schwarzenegger reaches the Supreme Court and Boies and Olson are successful, gays and lesbians nationwide would not only have the right to marry, …

Republican San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, who in 2007 changed his mind on same-sex marriage in a tear-filled press conference with his lesbian daughter, will testify in the federal suit to repeal Prop 8 being brought by superstar lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will be a witness in the upcoming federal court trial over …

Yesterday a federal judge dismissed a challenge to Ted Olson and David Boies’ case to overturn Proposition 8, meaning the case will now be heard in federal court sometime in 2010. During the hearing, the lawyer for Protect Marriage surprised the court when he said he couldn’t say how, exactly, same-sex marriage threatens opposite marriage. The unusual exchange between U.S. …

A federal judge has set January 11th, 2010 as the start of the Olsen/Boies suit to overturn Proposition 8. The ACLU, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Lambda Legal were all denied in their request to be a party to the action. The judge did allow San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera to take part, but only to assess …