Tag Archives: Prop 8

Via Andy Towle: “A line has already begun forming at the Supreme Court to hear arguments on Proposition 8 and DOMA which are next week on Tuesday and Wednesday. The line apparently began forming yesterday.” Reportedly this is the earliest a line has ever formed to hear a Supreme Court case, including for Obamacare. UPDATE: JMG reader John tips us …

Three months ago now-retired Prop 8 Judge Vaughn Walker emailed Ted Olson to ask whether he should attend next week’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court. Armed (somehow) with a copy of that email, Protect Marriage is claiming that Walker’s request demonstrates “the cozy relationship between Walker and our opponents, casting even more doubt on the legitimacy of Walker’s one-sided …

Video by GetEQUAL. Wow.

“You’re headed down the road of persecution against Christians who believe in the Bible as their standard for moral behavior. In Canada now they have different rules there where you can’t even criticize the lifestyle itself or you’ll be charged with a hate crime. You know that’s the road we’re headed down if these laws, if DOMA is struck down, …

Did last month’s flurry of briefs make you more optimistic?  Visit the pro-gay March 4 Marriage page on Facebook for information about rallies and events around the nation.

If you’d like to help organize a SCOTUS rally in your hometown, advice and materials can be found here.  On the same topic, is anybody here planning on being in DC that day?

Clip recap: “Hundreds of high-profile organizations and individuals file amicus briefs, urging the Supreme Court to overturn Prop 8. We’ll have highlights from those briefs, including some names you might not expect.”

Visit the pro-gay March 4 Marriage page on Facebook. RELATED: The list of cosponsors for NOM’s hate march is growing. Currently listed: Family Research Council, Concernstipated Women, Focus On The Family, Catholic Information Center, Catholic Family Institute, Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, American Values, Pennsylvania Family Council, North Carolina Values Coalition, and the Manhattan Declaration.

“To the 7,001,084 Californians who exercised their constitutional right to protect marriage, the President’s decision is a deep betrayal of the democratic process and America’s identity of political diversity. Making matters worse, the President’s plan for disenfranchising these millions of voters is bringing the full weight of the government to bear against its own people! By enlisting the Justice Department, …

Another 50 Supreme Court briefs have been filed in support of the overturn of Proposition 8.  Many of the briefs have multiple sponsors, so I’ll just pull out a few of the names from the list compiled by the press office of San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. National Women’s Law Center Williams Institute Gay & Lesbian Medical Association Lambda …

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 …

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 …