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When Should Gay Marriage Advocates Try to Reverse California's Prop 8?

William Bradley | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Josh Brolin, Dan White, Proposition 8, Milk, Ohio, George W. Bush, American Association of Political Consultants, Jill Darling, Dianne Feinstein, Equality California, Gale Kaufman, Sean Penn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Amy Simon, Frank Schubert, Harvey Milk, Barack Obama, 2012, Gavin Newsom, 2010, Bulworth, 2008, John Kerry, California Supreme Court, Jerry Brown, Mark Baldassare, Bruno, Courage Campaign, David Binder, Gay Marriage, Mark Di Camillo, Politics News
William Bradley

This week, a few organizations championing same-sex marriage will announce their opinions as to whether to try to reverse Prop 8 in 2010 or 2012.

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Gay-Married At Last

Isobel White | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, California Gay Marriage, California, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, California Supreme Court, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Isobel White

When I was finally pronounced legally married, I wasn't in a church, nor a garden, nor at City Hall. I wasn't with any of my loved ones. In fact, I wasn't even with my wife.

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Bank Of America Can Take Social Security Benefits To Cover Overdraft Fees

Los Angeles Times | Maura Dolan | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank of America, Bank of America Class Action Suit, Overdraft Fees, Social Security Benefits, California Supreme Court, Personal Finance, Business News

The California Supreme Court unanimously overturned a billion-dollar class-action award against Bank of America Corp. on Monday, ruling that banks can...

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Supreme Courts and Party Politics

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Carlos Moreno, US Supreme Court, Proposition 8, California Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama, California, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

California showed us the judicial past where courts dominated by conservatives, unrepresentative of the people, restrict constitutional rights. Sotomayor and Obama showed us the future.

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Until Gays Can Marry, I'm (Un)Legally Divorced

Patrick Sauer | Posted 06.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Brad Pitt, Prop 8, Rob Thomas, California Supreme Court, Jay Bennett, Angelina Jolie, Wilco, California Gay Marriage Ban, (Un)legal Divorce, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Matchbox 20, Comedy News
Patrick Sauer

An (un)legal divorce is recognized solely by the straight married couple contained within, or at least the one writing the post. It eliminates the paperwork suckfest and ensures that the magical rent fairy will keep a roof over my head.

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The Solace That Gay Marriage Brings

Noel Alumit | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay, California Gay Marriage Ban, Proposition 8, California Supreme Court Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court, Living News
Noel Alumit

We have died of AIDS, we have been attacked and humiliated, we have been thrown onto the streets to fend for ourselves. Now, you're telling us we can't even get married?

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Obama Protested In Beverly Hills: Lt. Choi Gives Speech On Gay Rights (SLIDESHOW/VIDEO)

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Slideshow, Gay Rights, California Supreme Court, Prop 8, Obama, Lt. Dan Choi, No on Prop 8, Ee, Politics News

Nearly a hundred protesters assembled Wednesday outside the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, CA where President Obama hosted a Democratic Party ...

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Post-Decision Day in California: What's next in the battle against Prop 8?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Daily Caller, Supreme Court, Proposition 8, Obama Appointments, California Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, Wilshire and Washington, Ted Johnson, David Souter, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein, Arianna Huffington, Tucker Carlson, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

What gives, Mr. President? You can commend yourself for nominating a Latina to the Supreme Court while you totally ignore another minority group that desperately needs leadership?

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After Prop 8: Are You Next?

Bennet Kelley | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, California Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Bennet Kelley

Q. When is a fundamental right not a fundamental right? A. When it is protected by the California Supreme Court.

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Gay Rights Supporters Take To Streets (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prop 8, Slideshow, California Gay Marriage Ban, California Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, No on Prop 8, Gay Rights Protest, Gay Marriage Protest, Politics News

On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court upheld the state's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage in a 6-1 decision; the ruling left intact the union of o...

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Nude Photos of Calif. Supreme Court Surface After Prop 8 Ruling

Roy Rivenburg | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Prop 8, California Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, Prop 8 Decision, Proposition 8, California Prop 8, California Supreme Court Prop 8, Comedy News
Roy Rivenburg

"It was a windy photo shoot, and our robes blew off," the court said. "We were young and naive and had no idea the photographer kept snapping pictures during the wardrobe malfunction."

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Calif. Supreme Court Perverts Power of Initiative Process

Paul Hogarth | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage Ban, Prop 8, California Supreme Court, Initiative-Process, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Paul Hogarth

It is unclear why the Court believes the "will of the people" is more important than the equal protection rights of minorities, but not the due process of property owners.

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Why the California Court's Decision Is Good for Gay Marriage

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judicial Activism, Proposition 8, California, Strauss v. Horton, David Paterson, Progressive Agenda, Civil Rights Act of 1964, California Prop 8 Ruling, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Defense of Marriage Act, California-Supreme-Court-Gay-Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, California Gay Marriage, Prop 8 Ballot Initiative, Ballot Initiatives, Gay Rights, New York Gay Marriage, Ban on Gay Marriages, Brown v. Board of Education, David Paterson Gay Marriage Bill, California Supreme Court Gay Marriage, Vermont Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court, Maine Gay Marriage, New Hampshire Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, Vermont Gay Marriage Override, Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage, California Proposition 8, Politics News
Aaron Zelinsky

We should view the California court not as opposing gay marriage, but rather as promoting public deliberation and democratic action on the subject of equal rights.

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California Marriage Equality -- How We Will Win

Christine Pelosi | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Proposition 8, California, Prop 8, Ballot Initiative, Civil Rights, California Supreme Court, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

Today's California Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8 all but invited marriage equality proponents back to the ballot box.

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The Watchdog for Gay Equality

Fred Karger | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Californians-Against-Hate, California Gay Marriage, Focus on the Family, California Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage, American Family Association, National Organization for Marriage, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Fred Karger

Californians Against Hate are deeply disappointed with today's majority decision issued by the California Supreme Court who just took a giant step backwards.

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The Avoidable Tragedy of California's Prop 8

William Bradley | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Yes on 8, Civil Rights, Ron George, George W. Bush, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown, Same-Sex Marriage, John Kerry, Red States, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Frank Schubert, No on 8, California Supreme Court, Ohio, Gay Marriage, Religious Voters, San Francisco, 2004 Presidential Race, Politics News
William Bradley

The California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 is all the more tragic in that the initiative never should have passed in the first place.

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CA Supreme Court Cuts the Marriage Equality Baby in Half - and It Hurts

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, California Prop 8, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court, Politics News
Leah McElrath Renna

What might appear to others to be some kind of even-handed compromise nevertheless cuts like a knife for many of us.

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California Supreme Court Thinks Prop 8 Was No Big Deal

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Amendment, Equality, Proposition 8, California, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Gay, California Prop 8, Eqaul Protection, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, California Supreme Court, Revision, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

The court says that because the effect of Proposition 8 is so "minor" we don't need to classify it as a revision and it can stand, as is, after a simple majority vote.

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A Citizen of the Third Class

Sam Ciraulo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights. Gay Rights California, California Same Sex Marriage, California Supreme Court, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Sam Ciraulo

A right is either inalienable or it is not; a right is either "basic," "substantive," "fundamental" and "integral" or it is not. It cannot be both.

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The Dallas Principles: The Best Response To Prop 8

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Discrimination, Proposition 8, Working Life, California Supreme Court, Dallas Principles, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

One day, as a society, we will look back at the absurdity of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals as something as abhorrent as racial discrimination.

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'Vote No on Everything' Urges Changes to California Proposition System

Brian Normoyle | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prop 1a-1f, Proposition 8, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, California Propositions, California Special Election, Vote No, California Ballot Proposition, Reed Levine, VoteNoonEverything.Org, Direct Democracy, Ballot Initiative, California Constitution, Votenooneverything, Vnoe, Special Election, California Same Sex Marriage, Prop 13, Same-Sex Marriage, California Supreme Court Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court Decision, California Supreme Court, Same Sex Marriage, Politics News
Brian Normoyle

The voters of California sent another message that they want their leaders and legislators to do their jobs. The problem is the very system used to send this message is at least partially to blame for the state's problems.

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She Said Yes, but the Government Said No

Sylvia Sukop | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Gavin Newsom, California Supreme Court Gay Marriage, Sylvia Sukop, California Supreme Court, Freedom to Marry, California Same Sex Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Greece, Politics News
Sylvia Sukop

For those of us in committed relationships seeking legal recognition, it's an emotionally draining, two-steps-forward, one-step-back process, state by state, country by country.

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What if Political Consultants Said No More Gay-Bashing?

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dustin Lance Black, Mormon Church, Proposition 8, Log Cabin Republicans, Prop 8, Yes on 8, California Supreme Court, No on Prop 8, American Association of Political Consultants, Scott Schmidt, Morris Thurston, Patrick Sammon, Frank Schubert, Gay Marriage, Wirthlins, Politics News
Karen Ocamb

One might even argue that Schubert's selective use of religion as a weapon against a minority may itself be considered a violation of the AAPC Code of Ethic regarding religious intolerance.

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Will the California Supreme Court Strike Down Prop 8, or "Willy-Nilly Disregard" Its Duty?

Evan Wolfson | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Chief Justice Ronald George, No on Prop 8, California Supreme Court, Freedom to Marry, Constitution, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Evan Wolfson, Judges, Courts, Politics News
Evan Wolfson

Unlike right-wing opponents of equality, who denounce and seek to punish courts for doing their job, I criticize only when they flinch or fail to do it.

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US Supreme Court Should Get Over Its Camera Allergy

Peter Scheer | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Prop 8, Proposition 8, Justice Scalia, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Antonin Scalia, Photography, California Gay Marriage, California Supreme Court Gay Marriage, Cameras, California Supreme Court, Politics News
Peter Scheer

Legitimacy, the most valuable asset of any court, is diminished by judicial secrecy and enhanced by openness. Justices of the US Supreme Court, take note.

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