Republican San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, who in 2007 changed his mind on same-sex marriage in a tear-filled press conference with his lesbian daughter, will testify in the federal suit to repeal Prop 8 being brought by superstar lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies.
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Two federal cases are moving forward challenging the legality of bans on same-sex marriage. One case, stemming out of Massachusetts, asserts that the Defense of Marriage Act unjustly hinders states from fully recognizing the equal rights of gay and lesbian citizens.
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The challenge to California’s Prop 8 could be coming to a television near you.
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Karen Ocamb at LGBT POV hypothesizes that a failure to preserve the domestic partnership law in Washington state will embolden the radical-right to attack Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships elsewhere.
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Yesterday a federal judge dismissed a challenge to Ted Olson and David Boies' case to overturn Proposition 8, meaning the case will now be heard in federal court sometime in 2010.
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The federal challenge to Proposition 8 brought by Ted Olson and David Boies today withstood a motion to dismiss from Prop 8's backers, setting the stage for a full court trial: "Chief U.
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Source: San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Express Opponents of marriage equality are scheduled to argue Wednesday in a San Francisco courtroom that a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 8 should be dismissed.
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While the high-profile, Ted Olson- and David Boies-managed legal fight against California's Proposition 8 captures headlines, a carefully planned case quietly underway in Massachusetts federal court could be the gay marriage test with the greatest national impact.
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The paper printed it last week, but a profile by Jo Becker of lawyer Ted Olson that appeared last Tuesday in the New York Times is worth a read if you missed it then.
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U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker set a January 11 trial date for the federal challenge to Proposition 8 litigated by superstar attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies, and the American Foundation for Equal Rights.
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Judge Vaughn Walker has denied the request of several LGBT legal groups, including the ACLU, Lambda Legal and NCLR, to join Perry v.
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A federal judge has set January 11th, 2010 as the start of the Olsen/Boies suit to overturn Proposition 8.
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In the first step to getting the legal fight over same-sex marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal judge has set Jan.
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The trial date in the federal case against California's Prop. 8 has been set for January 11, 2010. Also, the federal judge precluded advocacy groups from intervening.
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At the hearing I posted about earlier today, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker set a January 11 trial date for a federal challenge to Proposition 8 brought by Ted Olson, David Boies, and the American Foundation for Equal Rights.
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Gay marriage lawyers say no to help from San Francisco Attorneys seek to prevent delays By Staff & Wire Reports Friday, August 14, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two prominent lawyers leading the fight to legalize gay marriage in California last week formally told San Francisco officials and three other groups supportive of same-sex weddings “thanks, but no thanks” for trying to join their federal lawsuit.
::: The US District Court judge who is considering the high-profile case against California’s Prop.
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Why does everyone think this is so complicated? They're saying they want the equal protection promised by the US Constitution, and the Supreme Court will totally just give it to them because they expressed their displeasure with Prop 8.
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On Friday, Ted Olson and David Boies filed briefs demanding that LGBT rights groups and the city of San Francisco not be allowed to join their federal suit to overturn Prop 8.
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(San Francisco) The prominent lawyers leading the fight to legalize gay marriage in California on Friday formally told San Francisco officials and three other groups supportive of same-sex weddings "thanks, but no thanks" for trying to join their federal lawsuit.
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