Tag Archives: SCOTUS

Watch this. (Via Think Progress)

Almost half of the sitting members of Congress today filed a joint Supreme Court brief in the support of the overturn of DOMA. Via press release: Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Ranking Constitution Subcommittee Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in the House, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the Senate, along with …

The New York Times on Obama’s Prop 8 brief: The legal analysis advanced by the Obama administration leads inexorably to the conclusion that all attempts to ban same-sex marriage are inherently unconstitutional. But the administration stopped short of declaring that truth, recognized earlier this week even by the Republicans’ brief. In fact, the administration said the court need not consider …

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of the overturn of Proposition 8.  The brief cites the anti-gay advertising employed during the Prop 8 campaign as ample evidence of animus against LGBT people.  Among the citations are claims that pedophiles would be able to marry children and that humans would be able to marry …

SCOTUSblog has an analysis: Much of the logic of the government’s brief — its first entry into the controversy over California’s Proposition 8 — could be read to support a right to marriage equality in every state, but it did not endorse that idea explicitly. [Snip] In essence, the position of the federal government would simultaneously give some support to …

Yesterday we learned that about 75 GOP figures had signed onto a joint Supreme Court brief supporting the overturn of Prop 8.  Today we get the full list of names and note that a number of  well-known homocons have signed on. Most notable, of course, is that the brief itself bears the name of former RNC chairman Ken Mehlman, the …

Parent, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) today filed a Supreme Court brief in support of the overturn of Proposition 8.  The brief includes numerous real life stories of gay people and their families and is relatively light on legal citations. Hit the link and read the stories.

NFL stars and LGBT allies Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo today filed a joint Supreme Court brief in support of the overturn of Proposition 8.  From the brief’s introduction: Sports figures receive a celebrity status that influences a large majority of the American population. For far too long, professional sports have been a bastion of bigotry, intolerance, and small-minded prejudice …

Almost 30 local LGBT groups have filed a joint Supreme Court brief in support of the overturn of Proposition 8.  Headlining the brief are the the Utah Pride Center, the Campaign for Southern Equality, and the Equality Federation. A majority of the groups are from the South.  Hit the link and read their arguments.

From the Family Research Council’s prayer team: Pray that pro-family leaders, Democrat and Republican, and our sharp pro-family lawyers will rise to neutralize this blitz campaign to confuse Americans and the Court. Continue to pray for each member of the Supreme Court and for those will argue the case for Biblical, natural marriage. May God extend mercy to America amid …

From the brief’s conclusion: “Proponents lack standing to pursue this appeal. If this Court has jurisdiction over their appeal, it should affirm the decision below.” NOTE: Today is the deadline for amicus briefs on both cases and AFER tells us that there will be an avalanche of filings. I’ll pull out the most interesting ones and provide a recap later …

There’s little joy today in Teabagistan, although a few commenters are pleased.

Visit the pro-gay SCOTUS march page. (Via Scott Wooledge)

A coalition of almost 300 corporations, cities, and other organizations, some of whom also appear on yesterday’s Prop 8 brief, have filed a Supreme Court brief in support of the overturn of DOMA.  The ACLU reports via press release: Signers include Amazon.com, Apple, Bank of New York, CBS, Cisco Systems, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Facebook, Google, JetBlue, Johnson & Johnson, Levi …

In 2003 as a Colorado legislator, state Rep. Marilyn Musgrave wrote and sponsored the bill that successfully banned same-sex marriage. In 2004 then-US Rep. Marilyn Musgrave sponsored and voted for a federal constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006 then-Rep. Marilyn Musgrave was given a 0% rating by the Human Rights Campaign. In 2006 then-Rep. Marilyn Musgrave appeared at …

“There’s absolutely no doubt that we are going be involved in the next election for Richard Hanna’s seat. What folks don’t understand is that we have Republicans and Democrats who support us, but if a Republican betrays the party platform, betrays his constituents, and does what Richard Hanna does, you can bet we’re going to primary him. And if a …

Edith Windsor today filed a Supreme Court brief in the DOMA case that bears her name. Chris Geidner has the details: Specifically, Windsor argues laws like DOMA that classify people based on their sexual orientation should be subjected to “heightened scrutiny” by courts, which demands the government to provide an “important” reason for the law in question. A similar argument …

“At other NOM events we’ve had people shout at us and call us ugly names and try to spit in our general direction. We’ve seen people thrust their middle finger in our faces. We are going to have our own camera crews there [at the Supreme Court] so if any one of our opponents tries to show how ‘tolerant’ they …

Seventy-five prominent Republicans are set to file a joint Supreme Court brief supporting the overturn of Prop 8.  The brief is being filed “with the blessing” of AFER attorney Ted Olson, who is himself a well-known conservative Republican. Legal analysts said the brief had the potential to sway conservative justices as much for the prominent names attached to it as …