Tag Archives: Ninth Circuit Court

NOM Loses Again, Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Prop 8 Donor Disclosure Law

NOM has lost again. In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the California law which requires that names of donors to public ballot measures be made public. Sponsors of Proposition 8, the now-overturned initiative allowing only opposite-sex couples to marry in the state, complied with the disclosure law during the 2008 campaign and said some …

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IDAHO: Ninth Circuit Expedites Marriage Appeal Hearing, Sets September Date

From the National Center For Lesbian Rights: Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered expedited review of a federal district court’s decision that overturned Idaho’s ban on marriage equality. At the same time, the court put the lower court’s decision on hold until the appeal is completed. On May 13, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy …

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OREGON: Dozens Of Same-Sex Couples Married On First Day Of Ruling

Via the Associated Press: Dozens of gay and lesbian couples are now legally married in Oregon after a judge invalidated the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. Jubilant couples began applying for marriage licenses immediately after U.S. District Judge Michael McShane issued his ruling Monday, and many were married hours later. In Portland, Multnomah County issued more than 70 licenses, …

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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Court REJECTS NOM’s Stay Demand For Oregon

NOM can SUCK IT.

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OREGON: NOM Files Stay Appeal/Stay Demand With Ninth Circuit Court

Here’s the full brief. Dig in, folks.

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BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Court Issues Temporary Stay Of Idaho Marriage Ruling

There won’t be any gay marriages in Idaho tomorrow. Via Chris Geidner: In a one-sentence order, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote, “The district court’s May 13, 2014 order is temporarily stayed pending this court’s disposition of appellants’ emergency motions for a stay pending appeal.” The order follows the request from Idaho Gov. Butch Otter …

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IDAHO: NCLR Files Stay Opposition Brief With Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals

The National Center for Lesbian Rights has filed their motion in opposition to the stay demand made yesterday to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by Idaho Gov. Butch Otter (seriously.) View the full ruling at my Scribd account and pull out the best parts. FUN FACT: Marriage defender Gov. Butch Otter’s first wife of 28 years was named Gay. …

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IDAHO: We’re Getting Ready, Just In Case

Idaho county clerks say they are preparing for a rush of gay couples seeking marriage licenses tomorrow in the event that Gov. Butch Otter (seriously) doesn’t get his stay from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ada County Clerk Chris Rich said his staff also is preparing for a media onslaught. “They are more apprehensive about the media focus and …

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IDAHO: Governor Asks Ninth Circuit Court To Stop Friday’s Same-Sex Marriages

Having been rejected today by the district court that overturned Idaho’s marriage ban, Gov. Butch Otter (seriously) tonight took his stay demand to the Ninth Circuit Court. Same-sex marriages are due to commence Friday morning. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: “Absent the stay requested by Governor Otter’s emergency motion, there will be a repetition in Idaho of the unseemly chaos, …

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FRC Fail: Senate Confirms Pro-Gay Lawyer To Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals

Last month the Family Research Council launched a petition campaign which called on its followers to demand that the US Senate block the confirmation of pro-gay lawyer Michelle Friedland, who was nominated to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Obama last August. Friedland represented several gay couples on behalf of Equality California’s failed challenge to Proposition 8 and …

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FRC Launches Campaign To Block Confirmation Of Ninth Circuit Nominee

The Family Research Council today launched a petition campaign which calls on its followers to demand that the US Senate block the confirmation of pro-gay lawyer Michelle Friedland, who was nominated to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by President Obama last August. Friedland represented several gay couples on behalf of Equality California’s failed challenge to Proposition 8 and Tony …

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Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Might Review “Heightened Scrutiny” Ruling

In late January, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invoked “heightened scrutiny” in its ruling that a gay juror had been improperly booted off the jury in a price-fixing lawsuit between two HIV pharma giants. As no federal court had previously applied heightened scrutiny to cases involving LGBT people, the establishment of that precedent has been …

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Nevada Marriage Case To Be Rescheduled

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Date Set For Nevada Marriage Case

Last month Nevada Attorney General Catherine Masto withdrew her defense, declaring that Ninth Circuit Court’s application of heightened scrutiny in an unrelated case means that Nevada’s ban is now indefensible. UPDATE: Press release from Lambda Legal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today set April 9, 2014 for oral arguments in Sevcik v. Sandoval, Lambda Legal’s lawsuit …

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No Appeal For Heightened Scrutiny Ruling

In January, a panel of judges from the Ninth Circuit Court invoked heightened scrutiny in a ruling involving a gay juror who had been booted from a lawsuit between two HIV pharma companies.  The deadline to appeal that ruling passed last week and its impact on pending and future LGBT rights cases could be profound. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: …

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NEVADA: Ninth Circuit Grants Lambda Legal’s Request For Expedited Hearing

Two days after Nevada Attorney General Katherine Masto withdrew her defense against Lambda Legal’s marriage equality lawsuit, the Ninth Circuit Court has granted Lambda’s request for an expedited hearing. Via press release: Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Tara Borelli issued the following statement: “The fact that the government defendants no longer are defending Nevada’s exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage makes …

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BREAKING: Nevada AG Catherine Masto Withdraws Defense Of Gay Marriage Ban

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Masto has filed a motion with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, withdrawing her defense of the marriage equality lawsuit against the state. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval says he agrees with the move, saying it’s clear the state’s arguments supporting the ban are no longer defensible in court. The decision means Nevada will not argue to …

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Liberty Counsel Files SCOTUS Appeal To Overturn CA Ban On “Ex-Gay” Torture

Last week the Ninth Circuit Court refused to consider the Liberty Counsel’s en banc appeal to overturn California’s ban on the “ex-gay” torture of LGBT youth. But the Ninth has now delayed the implementation of the ban while the Liberty Counsel asks the Supreme Court to hear their case. California’s SB 1172, which the 9th Circuit upheld in August, prohibits …

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Ninth Circuit Court To Liberty Counsel: Didn’t We JUST Tell You To Fuck Off?

Back in August a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Liberty Counsel’s demand that the court overturn their loss before a federal district court in their incessant campaign to repeal California’s ban on the “ex-gay” torture of LGBT youth. Unswayed by those two losses, the following month the Liberty Counsel filed an en banc demand …

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NEVADA: AG Reconsidering Marriage Defense After Heightened Scrutiny Ruling

Two days ago Democratic Nevada Attorney General Catherine Masto earned widespread criticism when she filed a defense brief that compared same-sex marriage to incest and bigamy. Last night Masto declared that she is reconsidering that brief in light of the Ninth Circuit Court’s application of heightened scrutiny in an unrelated ruling that gays cannot be peremptorily booted off of juries. …

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