Tag Archives: Proposition 8

MA Attorney General Martha Coakley We believe that the First Circuit’s ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act was correct and we look forward to the time when that discriminatory law is conclusively invalidated. Though the Supreme Court has chosen to take up the issue of DOMA’s constitutionality in another case – Windsor v. United States – my office …

SCOTUSblog weighs in: Trying to sort this all out, it is clear that the Court has agreed to consider the merits case in Prop. 8, because that is what the petition presented as its question, but that it is also going to address whether the proponents had a right to pursue their case. If the Court were to find that …

SCOTUSblog has posted an “editor’s note” at the top of their site: “We anticipate orders, including likely in the same-sex marriage cases, this afternoon. We will be live blogging beginning around 2:00PM. Monday morning, we expect further orders and opinion(s).” That’s the only “news” today at this writing. UPDATE: Their live-blog is now running. They advise that any denials, which …

The anti-gay group that just won the battle to uphold Nevada’s same-sex marriage ban is apparently fearful that Lambda Legal’s promised appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court won’t go their way.  Yesterday they went directly to the Supreme Court even though they just won their case. The Coalition for the Protection of Marriage said the case crystalizes the fundamental question …

The Family Research Council’s prayer of the day: God, our nation is flooded with sin and debauchery. Move upon our Supreme Court to uphold the Constitution, the laws of Congress, the will of the people, and “the laws of nature and of nature’s God.” Cause us to return to you. Send revival to your Church and awakening to our nation …

Clip recap: More suspense from the Supreme Court, with an announcement in the Prop 8 case pushed back to Friday at the earliest. Meanwhile, a setback in a Nevada lawsuit, but now the case goes to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. That court previously ruled in favor of marriage equality in the Prop 8 case. And with a string …

CBN host to NOM spokesbigot Thomas Peters: “Do you feel like you’re trying to stop an avalanche with a picket fence?”

SCOTUSblog has the non-word: “The Supreme Court on Monday released added orders from its Friday Conference, but the list did not include any on the ten cases dealing with the same-sex marriage issue.  It now appears that those cases will be rescheduled for the Conference this Friday.” This is getting really fucking tiresome. Today’s list of orders is here.

A reminder just issued by AFER: Tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court could announce whether it has granted or denied review in Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly Perry v. Brown), the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8. The Perry case, along with several cases challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), were distributed for discussion at the Justices’ private …

SCOTUSblog reports: “The Supreme Court, after taking most of the day to prepare new orders, took no action Friday on the ten same-sex marriage cases now on the docket.” We might know something on Monday. Maybe. UPDATE: Lambda Legal’s John Davison weighs in. The Court may announce on Monday that there are additional cases that it has decided to review. …

As we oh-so-anxiously await tomorrow’s news from the Supreme Court, Buzzfeed reporter Chris Geidner notes that the city of San Francisco is asking for a 24-hour advance notice on the possible ruling that again allows same-sex weddings in California. The city asked for the notice in a letter from Chief Deputy City Attorney Therese M. Stewart to the Ninth Circuit …

Saying that they are confident that the Supreme Court will hear their appeal of the overturn of Proposition 8, today Protect Marriage head Andy Pugno sent out a plea for donations. Via email: For our team to perform at the highest level of excellence, we must be able to supply them with the resources needed to go up against the …

An update from AFER: AFER just received word from the U.S. Supreme Court that it will discuss whether to hear AFER’s federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8 at its private Conference on Friday, November 30. The Court will also consider on that date whether it will hear one or more challenges to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). …

Reuters speculates: Historically, the Supreme Court has provided a single national framework on social issues like same-sex marriage, said James Essex, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union. But it generally does so only after much of the country has reached a consensus, said Essex, who helped bring one of the challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act. In …

Breaking news from AFER: The U.S. Supreme Court has announced that it will consider whether to grant review in AFER’s federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8.  The Justices will meet to discuss our case, along with several challenges to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), at their private Conference scheduled for Tuesday, November 20. The Court is expected to either: Grant review …

David Blankenhorn continues his change of heart. (Via Towleroad)

On Monday, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone pleaded guilty to reckless driving rather than face trial for his drunk driving arrest in August. A spokeswoman with the City Attorney’s Office said the reduction is commonly offered in cases in which no bad driving is noted and suspects had fair to moderate performances on field sobriety tests, among other factors. Cordileone …

GetEQUAL will be staging a protest outside the installation of new San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone this Thursday. From their Facebook event page: Cordileone played a central role in founding and executing the Protect Marriage campaign, and under his influence, Catholic organizations in California played a leading role in financing the Prop 8 campaign. His partners included the National Organization …

Prop 8 Trial Tracker’s Scottie Thomaston notes: Like last week, orders were expected this morning that could have addressed whether the Supreme Court will take up the constitutional challenges to Prop 8 and DOMA, as well as other gay rights cases. And like last week, no action was taken on these cases. The Court did not outright deny review, and …