Tag Archives: lawsuits

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett: You Can’t Sue Me For Marriage Equality

Lawyers for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett have filed a legal brief which claims that he is exempt from being named a defendant in marriage equality lawsuits filed in the federal court system. Gov. Tom Corbett’s legal team argued that the U.S. Constitution provides state officials immunity from being sued in federal court without their consent. The governor’s lawyers contend that …

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Marriage Suits Now In 19 States

Freedom To Marry has posted a great recap of the 19 states where marriage equality is being battled in the courts. They write: Freedom to Marry’s national strategy has been to win a final victory in the Supreme Court. The key to encouraging the Court to rule in favor of the freedom to marry nationwide is to work the tracks …

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SCOTUS Rejects Appeal Of University Official Canned For Anti-Gay Op-Ed

Last December, the Sixth Federal Court of Appeals upheld the firing of former University of Toledo human resources director Crystal Dixon, who was canned in 2008 after an Ohio newspaper published her op-ed column in which she denounced LGBT rights and promoted the “ex-gay” movement. Dixon, long a martyr for anti-gay hate groups, was represented by the anti-gay Thomas More …

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KENTUCKY: State Attorney General Files Limp Defense Of Gay Marriage Ban

The office of Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has filed its defense against a marriage equality lawsuit brought by a local gay couple. But there’s some interesting wording in the defense. In an 18-page filing in federal court in Louisville, Assistant Attorney General Clay Barkley asked U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gregory …

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University Official Sues School Over Suspension For Signing Anti-Gay Petition

Last year Washington DC’s Gallaudet University suspended its chief diversity officer Angela McCaskill after it was learned that she had signed a Maryland petition against same-sex marriage. McCaskill instantly became the martyr-du-jour of anti-gay groups even though many on the left also denounced her suspension. The school reinstated her three months later, but yesterday she filed a lawsuit. Her lawsuit …

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MISSISSIPPI: SPLC Sues Small Town For Denying Business License To Gay Bar

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed suit against a small Mississippi town for denying a business license to a lesbian who wants to open a gay bar. Via press release: One alderman has stated that the town, which struggles with a shrinking tax base, welcomes the prospect of fighting a federal lawsuit rather than allow a revenue-generating gay bar …

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WEST VIRGINIA: Lambda Legal Files Suit To Overturn Marriage Ban

This morning Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit I reported about yesterday. Via press release: Today Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on behalf of three same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, and the child of one of the couples. The case was filed on behalf of Casie …

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WEST VIRGINIA: Lambda Legal To File Suit To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Tomorrow Lambda Legal will file a lawsuit that seeks to overturn West Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage. Via the Charleston Gazette: A spokesman for Lambda Legal wouldn’t release details of the West Virginia lawsuit on Monday. According to the group’s website, it has been working with Fairness West Virginia, a gay rights group, “to find a way for all same-sex …

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Meet Virginia’s Marriage Plaintiffs

Earlier today I posted about AFER joining their case.

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Michigan Marriage Case: October 16th

A federal judge will hear arguments to overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage on October 16th. The challenge to Michigan’s ban was in play before the Supreme Court spoke, but attorneys for a pair of Detroit-area nurses believe the decision helps their case. “If marriage is a fundamental right, then logic and emerging Supreme Court precedent dictate that the legitimacy …

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VIRGINIA: AFER’s Olson & Boies To Join Lawsuit For Marriage Equality

AFER’s Ted Olson and David Boies, the team that brought marriage equality back to California, will today join the July lawsuit that seeks to overturn Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage. The Washington Post reports: The addition of Olson and Boies to a case in Norfolk willprobably bring more attention to the challenges to Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages. The state’s …

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NEW MEXICO: GOP Lawmakers Join Hate Group In Brief Against Gay Marriage

With the support of the anti-gay hate group Alliance Defending Freedom, two dozen current and former GOP members of the New Mexico legislature have filed a brief against the same-sex marriage case pending before the state Supreme Court. The Republican lawmakers, represented by a conservative Christian law group called the Alliance Defending Freedom, said anti-discrimination and equal protection guarantees in …

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Scott Lively: Pray Against Those Involved In Suing Me For Crimes Against Humanity

“First, pray for God to guide Judge Ponsor as he makes future decisions in this case.  Pray for him to be fair and objective, and not swayed by liberal ideology or the lies of my persecutors. Next pray that the Marxist activists that have conspired to bring this bogus litigation forward are thwarted. Pray especially for Holly Richardson of both …

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PENNSYLVANIA: Rep. Steve McCarter Explains Plan For Marriage Equality Bill

McCarter is the bill’s chief co-sponsor with openly gay Rep. Brian Sims. Separate from the legislative action, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has hired an outside law firm to defend the state against a marriage equality suit filed in July by the ACLU.  And Montgomery County’s attorney is expected to appeal the decision forcing County Clerk Bruce Hanes to stop issuing …

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Lively: Gays Are Bringing The End Times

(Via Good As You)

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NYC Woman Sues Over HIV Ad

Claiming that she never signed a release, a Brooklyn woman has filed suit against the stock photography company Getty Images after she appeared in an HIV awareness campaign published by the state of New York. The woman’s lawyer says that the state will also be sued. Avril Nolan, 25, a Greenpoint resident who does not have HIV, alleged through her …

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CALIFORNIA: Pharma-Vs-Pharma Lawsuit May Hinge On Kicking Off Gay Juror

Drug giant Abbott raised the price on its HIV med Norvir by 400% in 2007, just before SmithKline launched its own combination drug that includes Norvir. Therefore, lawsuit. But the case may now hinge on whether it was legal for Abbott to challenge one of the jurors because he is gay. “It’s a big deal,” said Vik Amar, University of …

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NBC News Interviews Scott Lively

NBC News has published an interview with Scott Lively. While there’s not much there that hasn’t been covered here extensively over the years, there’s one bit that is worth pulling out, if only because the general public is finally getting a look at the evil we’ve long discussed. Here’s an excerpt which comes shortly after Lively again takes credit for …

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Email Of The Day – Eugene Delgaudio

“Dear Joe, Will you please send a one-time emergency contribution of $35 or $25? I know that’s asking a lot, but the stakes are higher than ever before. That’s because I must raise $125,242 in the next two weeks to organize a massive lobbying campaign and mobilize over 500,000 more pro-Family activists like you to fight these evil bills. If …

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NEW MEXICO: Anti- Gay Wedding Photographer Petitions US Supreme Court

The New Mexico state Supreme Court ruled against them in August, but the wedding photographer whose case has inflamed the wingnuts for years is heading to the US Supreme Court with the backing of Alliance Defending Freedom. SCOTUSblog reports: An Albuquerque couple who operate their commercial photography business on Christian religious principles will ask the Supreme Court to give them …

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