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Prop 8 is not on today’s list of Supreme Court cases. That means their decision could come next week or later in the term.

“I’m confident — I’m very confident — that they [SCOTUS] will take the [Prop 8] case. I don’t think the court is going to find some hidden right to same-sex marriage deeply embedded in our Constitution. So, I think we’re going to win. The DOMA cases too, I think we’ll win. This needs to be resolved at the federal level.” …

This week’s clip: A major development in the Prop 8 case could be just one week away. We’ll have all the details about when and where marriages could start back up again. Meanwhile marriage goes to voters in four states and the polling is still very close. And we’ll have a look ahead to the states that could be major …

A lot of folks are scratching their heads this weekend after word came that Ted Olson will be prepping Paul Ryan for his vice presidential debate with Joe Biden. Olson, as you probably know, is the attorney who won the overturn of Proposition 8 with his colleague David Boies. Olson, the former Solicitor General and the man who argued Bush …

Lambda Legal president Jon Davidson has issued an explanation of what might happen when the Supreme Court decides whether or not to rule on Proposition 8. The Perry case is set for consideration at the justices’ conference on September 24, and the Court could announce as early as September 25 whether it is hearing the case. However, it is possible …

Scottie Thomaston reports an interesting development at Prop 8 Trial Tracker: The Supreme Court docket page for Hollingsworth v. Perry, the Prop 8 case, has a new notice that the case has been “DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012.” The September 24 conference is the first time this term that the Justices will meet privately and look at petitions …

Two weeks ago the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) filed a brief asking that the Supreme Court decline to hear the appeal of the overturn of Proposition 8. Today a Christian group with a laughable name filed a brief in opposition to AFER’s request. Via press release: The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) has filed a brief urging the …

Clip description: Major news in the Prop 8 case, with new briefs filed with the US Supreme Court. Another survey shows a majority of Americans support the freedom to marry, so why is the Republican party turning its back on relationship recognition? And challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act were already on the fast track, but now that track …

Interesting turn of events reported by Chris Geidner: The trial court judge in California who has taken over hearing the federal court case challenging Proposition 8, the state’s amendment limiting marriages to one man and one woman, ordered the case closed today — which would allow same-sex couples to marry in California. The order comes despite the fact that proponents …

The brand new Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, has been arrested for drunk driving. Cordileone is widely considered the “father of Proposition 8.” Police in San Diego say Bishop Salvatore Cordileone was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence. Police say it happened in San Diego’s College District just before 12:30 Saturday morning. Bishop Cordileone is currently …

Back To Stonewall reports that a donor to Protect Marriage has been charged with multiple counts of molesting boys during outings with his notoriously anti-gay church. A longtime anti-gay activist, California Prop 8 donor, and elementary school teacher was taken into custody on August 17th after admitting inappropriate contact with young boys. Caleb Douglas Hesse, a teacher for the Morongo …

The American Foundation for Equal Rights says the Supreme Court should decline to review the overturn of Proposition 8. Today AFER filed a brief in opposition to Protect Marriage’s demand to have their appeal heard. Chris Geidner reports: The case challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 is “an attractive vehicle” for determining “whether the States may discriminate against gay …

Clip recap: Prop 8 is heading to the Supreme Court, and another judge finds the Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional. That brings the total rulings against DOMA to five in just the last few months. More polls show that supporters of the freedom to marry outnumber our opponents. And good news for bi-national couples, with a groundbreaking announcement …

It’s tomorrow. Below AFER host Matt Baume lays out some history and what lays ahead.

By the way, those courageous defenders of freedom at Protect Marriage have a locked Twitter account so they don’t have to defend what they say to their evil little inner circle of goons. Locked accounts are useless, of course, if you use one of the many Twitter APIs like Tweetdeck.

In addition to the DOMA-related cases that landed on the desks of the Supreme Court this month, today they received an appeal on the overturn of Prop 8. Chris Geidner reports: Supporters of California’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex couples from marrying, Proposition 8, have asked the Supreme Court to hear the ongoing challenge to the law in order to reverse …