Gay Marriage in New York

In a compelling letter to The New York Times, Michael E. Getnick, president of the New York State Bar Association, takes on constitutionally challenged state Sen.
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Parental Rights of Non-Legal Parent Upheld by Montana Supreme Court

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the parental rights [PDF] of the non-biological parent of a separated lesbian couple.
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Federal Judge Orders Prop 8 Backers to Provide Documents

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On Saturday, a federal judge ordered backers of Proposition 8 to release campaign strategy documents.
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Judge to Prop. 8 backers: Turn over your papers

SFist Judge to Prop. 8 backers: Turn over your papersSan Francisco ChronicleBecause there is no constitutional right to same-sex marriage, it wouldn't matter if the plaintiffs could show that Prop.
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Canadian Blood Services sues gay donor

Canadian Blood Services is suing a man who admits he lied repeatedly about having sex with men when he donated blood.
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The Religious Right is Swiftboating Same Sex Marriage in Maine

"God has no grandchildren," the evangelical ex-Marine father of my late friend Chip Howe said, explaining how he surrendered judgment and came to accept Chip's homosexuality.
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Karen Ocamb: 'The Religious Right Is Swiftboating Same-Sex Marriage In Maine'

If you have not already done so, please watch this video.

X-posted at Talking Points Memo, Dirigo Blue and Daily Kos.
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WND: Pastor Arrested For Anti-Gay Signs

According to WorldNetDaily, well-known anti-gay nutball Pastor Billy Ball and a supporter (pictured) were arrested several times on the same day last week for holding anti-gay signs on a Manchester, Georgia street corner.
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Judge sets January 2010 federal gay marriage trial

The federal judge being asked to declare gay marriage a fundamental constitutional right on Wednesday set a January 2010 trial date and denied attempts by gay and conservative advocacy groups to join the case, already top-heavy with high profile lawyers.
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Ted Olson's Supreme Court Adventure

New York Times Ted Olson's Supreme Court AdventureNew York TimesIs it sensible for gay rights advocates to ask the US Supreme Court to recognize, in the next few years, a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage .
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Quote For The Day

The constitutional right not to be discriminated against for any reason, including sexual orientation, without a rational basis, is an established proposition of law -- Newly appointed Supreme Court Justice, Sonya Sotomayor, commenting on gay and lesbian rights.
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Help Needed in Urging Connecticut AG Blumenthal to Join Massachusetts in DOMA Challenge

Paul Sousa, of EqualRep.com, has started a campaign to urge Connecticut's Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, to join Massachusetts in their lawsuit challenging section 3 of DOMA.
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Right Wing “Mob Mentality” Pushes Limits

I realize there is freedom of speech, which is a Constitutional right for citizens, but this goes far beyond and is nothing more than the Right Wing “mob mentality” at its worst.
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San Francisco files motion to intervene in Boies/Olson Prop 8 case

Can a lawyer out there tell us if this many motions to intervene is normal in a Constitutional challenge?

The city of San Francisco asked a judge Thursday for permission to intervene in the federal lawsuit challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage, a request that may intesify the battle for control of the high-stakes litigation.
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Sotomayor hearing held

"If the Supreme Court in the next few years holds that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage," he said, "would that be making the law or would that be interpreting the law?"
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India: Legal gay sex ruling challenged

A landmark ruling that legalized gay sex between consenting partners in India was challenged Thursday in the country's high court, lawyers said.
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Poll: Most voters want say on same-sex marriages

Poll: Most voters want say on same-sex marriagesQuad City Times"The issue isn't necessarily about gay marriage, but rather it's about the people being allowed their constitutional right to vote," Robinson said.
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Mousavi questions legitimacy of government

Just because Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is certifying the election, it doesn't mean the opposition is accepting those results.
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Sen. Dodd Changes Stance on Same-Sex Marriage

Sen. Dodd Changes Stance on Same-Sex MarriageExaminer.comDodd's change of heart also comes eight months after the state Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry, and seven months after the marriages began to be performed in Connecticut.
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S.F. asks federal judge to toss Prop. 8

San Francisco has asked a federal judge to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage, allying the city with a lawsuit that could reach the U.
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