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LISTEN: Ted Olson And David Boies React To Last Week's Prop 8 Ruling

Charlotte Robinson | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Proposition 8, David Boies, Ted Olson, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Gay Voices News

Last week AFER asked if I would like to be included in a press conference call scheduled two hours after the Prop 8 decision with lead co-counsel Ted Olson and David Boies. Of course I jumped at the opportunity.

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Both Sides Now: What Economy? It's the Culture War, Stupid

HuffPost Radio | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Polygamy, Culture War, Contraceptives, Catholic Church, Mitt Romney, Ryan Lizza, President Obama, Rick Santorum, Mary Matalin, James Carville, Komen Foundation, Arianna Huffington, David Boies, Planned Parenthood, Politics News

Huffington and Matalin debate "War on Catholics" vs. "War on Women". The legal rights of non-catholic employees in publicly funded hospitals... or a 2000 year church doctrine. Then: guess who wins shootout between Clint and Karl over Chrysler ad?

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Gay Marriage Ruling's Bid For One Justice's Vote Could Backfire

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice Kennedy, US Supreme Court, California, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Judge Vaughn Walker, Stephen Reinhardt, David Boies, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Same-Sex Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Video, Ted Olson, Same Sex Marriage, Anthony Kennedy, Gay Marriage, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Trying to play to Justice Anthony Kennedy's gut is a dicey endeavor. So when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday st...

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Constitution Check: Do Gay Couples Now Have a Constitutional Right to Get Married?

Lyle Denniston | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Edmund G. Brown Jr., Proposition 8, David Boies, Perry v. Brown, California Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Under the Ninth Circuit Court's new ruling, Proposition 8 was found to violate the federal Constitution, so it no longer would control, and thus the right of gays and lesbians to marry would be restored fully under that ruling, assuming that the decision stands.

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Basketball: A Day Late, A Dollar Short -- Time for Mark Cuban and David Boies to Rescue the Fans

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Miami Heat, Nba Lockout, Micky Arvison, Derek Fisher, Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, David Stern, Billy Hunter, Los Angeles Lakers, David Boies, Nba, Jerry Buss, Antitrust, Sports News

I have a suggestion to solve this sport's crisis. Give Mark Cuban the power to rep the owners with full authority to agree to the terms of a contract.

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At High-Profile Wedding, David Boies Calls Progress On Prop 8 Lawsuit 'Frustratingly Slow'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Prop 8 Lawsuit, Proposition 8 Lawsuit, Bryan Eure Bill White Wedding, Bill White Bryan Eure Wedding, Intrepid Museum, Bill White, David Boies, Bryan Eure, Gay Voices News

NEW YORK -- Speaking at the first gay wedding ceremony held in New York's Four Seasons restaurant, lawyer David Boies, who is challenging the constitu...

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NFL Gets Better: Football League Adds Sexual Orientation Protections

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Video, Scott Fujita, Nfl Sexual Orientation, Nfl, Gay Rights, Paul Clement, Ted Olson, Corrections, Nfl Gay, LGBT Rights, Nfl Collective Bargaining Agreement, Human Rights Campaign, David Boies, Charles Barkley, Sports News

WASHINGTON -- The NFL has removed a hurdle for professional football players who may be thinking of coming out as gay, banning discrimination based on...

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Same-Sex Marriage Legal Dream Team May Not Get Case Before Supreme Court

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Gay Marraige, Olson Boies, Olson Supreme Court, Prop 8, Ted Olson, Gay Marraige Prop 8, Gay Marraige California, California Marriage, David Boies, Supreme Court Gay Marriage, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The legal dream team behind the successful challenge to California's law banning gay marriage may end up having their work stalled by ar...

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Federal Court Asked To Resume Gay Marriages In California

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop 8, Ted Olson, David Boies, David Boies Ted Olson, Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court, Los Angeles News

SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for two same-sex couples again asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to allow gay marriage to resume in California ...

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To Sir With Love: Elton John Still Standing Tall Against Proposition 8

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Rosenthal, Monica Rosenthal, American Foundation for Equal Rights, Proposition 8, Theodore Olson, Elton John, Rob Reiner, David Boies, Entertainment News

Thank you Sir Elton and the American Foundation for Equal Rights -- as Elton sang so beautifully last night, "how wonderful life is when you're in the world."

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Proposition 8: Who Will Be Left Standing?

Jessica Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Proposition 8, Politics, Nine Circuit, Schwarzenegger, Vaughn Walker, California, Theodore Olson, Same Sex Marriage, Prop 8, Jerry Grown, Protected Marriage, Gay Marriage, Bush v Gore, David Boies, Politics News

This week, the Ninth Circuit heard arguments about Proposition 8. Do proponents of the ballot measure have something called "standing" to appeal the decision of the trial court?

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The Demise of California's Prop. 8? Marriage Equality Fares Well in Appeals Court

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Gay Marriage, California, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Ted Olson, Sex, Gays and Lesbians, David Boies, Constitution, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

After a marathon argument lasting more than two hours on Monday, at least one thing seems clear: Prop. 8 will likely not survive its journey through the federal courts in California.

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Prop 8 Trial Advisory: Watch at LA City Hall, LA Gay and Lesbian Center, C-SPAN, Online

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jon Davidson, American Foundation for Equal Rights, LA City Council President Eric Garcetti, Ted Olson, Lambda Legal, Prop 8 Federal Trial, LA Gay and Lesbian Center, David Boies, Lisa Keen, Chad Griffin, .Sex, Los Angeles News

It could all end Monday. All the angst, all the rage and heartbreak - the second class citizenship made official by California voters who stripped sam...

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Arianna On Game Changers Anya Kamenetz, Jill Biden, Ted Olson & David Boies (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Ted Olson, Jill Biden, Arianna on Game Changers, Game Changers 2010, Anya Kamenetz, David Boies, Huffington Post Game Changers, Game Changers, Home News

The Huffington Post salutes its 2010 Game Changers -- 100 innovators, mavericks, visionaries, and leaders who are changing the way we look at the worl...

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Guns, Religion and the Glenn Beck Rally

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marc Ambinder, Gop, John McCain, Lincoln Chafee, Colin Powell, Steve Elmendorf, Michael Rogers, Mark Gerson, William Weld, Chuck Hagel, Mary Cheney, Democratic Party, David Boies, Guns and Religion, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Susan Eisenhower, Restoring American Honor Rally, Ken Mehlman, Lawrence Wilkerson, Ted Olson, Christie Whitman, David Frum, Rita Hauser, Hillary Clinton, Christine Todd Whitman, Glenn Beck, Steve Schmidt, Paul Singer, Tea Party, Gay Marriage, Politics News

What Barack Obama described in the 2008 campaign is what we are seeing unfold in the country. Guns and religion -- or, in other words, fear and intolerance.

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Defending Prop 8: The Meg Whitman, Steve Cooley Morass -- With Insight from Lambda Legal's Jon Davidson

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jon Davidson, Shannon Minter, Steve Cooley, Meg Whitman, Ted Olson, Prop 8, Lambda Legal, Judge Vaughn Walker, Equality California, David Boies, Los Angeles News

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and attorney general candidate Steve Cooley recently said that they would defend Prop 8 in a federal trial, if elected and given the opportunity.

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Mayor Bloomberg and Judge Walker: Civil Liberty's Dynamic Duo

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, California Gay Marriage, Ted Olson, David Boies, Gay Marriage, Michael Bloomberg, Judge Vaughn Walker, Politics News

Last Tuesday, New York City CEO (and acting mayor) Michael Bloomberg eloquently defended a proposal to build a mosque and community center near the Wo...

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Boies Predicts Supremes Will Take Up Prop 8

J.D. Lasica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Commonwealth Club, Proposition 8, David Boies, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Video, Politics News

David Boies said last night that it's a "dead certainty" that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the issue of same-sex marriage if a federal appeals court sustains the trial court's landmark decision overturning California's Proposition 8.

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PHOTOS: Legal Dream Team, Plaintiffs, Supporters Celebrate Prop 8 Verdict

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 8, Kris Perry, Ted Olson, Prop 8, West Hollywood, Sandy Stier, Jeff Zarrillo, La Around Town, David Boies, Slidepollajax, Paul Katami, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Los Angeles News

Hundreds met at the West Hollywood Park on North San Vicente Boulevard on Wednesday evening to celebrate the Proposition 8 verdict. The crowd was rall...

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Federal Court Overturns CA's Prop 8 Ban on Gay Marriage. Closeted Republicans Everywhere Rejoice

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Foley, Gop, Ted Haggard, Proposition 8, Ted Olson, Prop 8, Jeff Zarillo, California Supreme Court, Judge Vaughn Walker, Bob Allen, Larry Craig, David Boies, Gay Marriage, Paul Katami, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

Following the Walker decision, gays from New York to California rejoiced over the decision, and were no doubt joined in celebration from the likes of Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Ted Haggard, Bob Allen and countless others.

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Marriage Equality: One Step Forward

Kyle Daley | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: California, Proposition 8, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, David Boies, Ted Olson, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Civil rights took a step forward today as Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in favor of same sex couples.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: David Boies And Ted Olson On The Fight To Overturn Proposition 8 (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ben Craw | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Video, Aspen Ideas Festival, California, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Ted Olson, Prop 8, Sexual Orientation, David Boies, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

In 2000, David Boies and Ted Olson battled each other as lawyers representing opposite sides of the Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore. Ten years late...

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Second-Class Citizens Get Their Day in Court

Cindy Handler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Stem Cell Research, Homosexuality, James Brady, Bush v. Gore, Human Rights, Ted Olson, Judge Vaughn Walker, Perry v Schwarzenegger, Marriage Equality, David Boies, Gay Marriage, Dick Cheney, California Proposition 8, Nancy Reagan, Politics News

Closing arguments have been scheduled for Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, the landmark case challenging California's same-sex marriage ban.

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Olson & Boies Exorcise the Ghosts of Homophobia Past

Rick Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Lance Black, Lgbt, Oak Ridge Tennessee, Homosexual, Ted Olson, Judge Vaughn Walker, Marriage Equality, Courage Campaign, David Boies, Equalilty on Trial, Oak Ridge High School, Politics News

Tomorrow, the legendary team of Ted Olson and David Boies present their final arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal trial on the constitutionality of Prop. 8, which outlaws gay marriage.

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Jamie McCourt Hires Gore's Recount Lawyers For Divorce Case

Los Angeles Times | Anthony York | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Gore Lawyers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mccourt Divorce, Masters of Disaster, Mark Fabiani, David Boies, Los Angeles News

Looks like the masters of disaster are now the masters of divorce. Super lawyer David Boies is teaming with former Al Gore aide Mark Fabiani for the ...

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