Ted Olson

The Olson/Boies Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit: Too Much, Too Soon?

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics


Carlos A. Ball

The question no longer is whether the lawsuit should be brought, but whether it will succeed.

Proposition 8 Campaign Tactics: Ripe for a Trial?

Ted Johnson | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Ted Johnson

U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker will hold a hearing on Wednesday to determine the direction of a federal suit challenging Proposition 8

All Hands on Deck in the Prop 8 Litigation

Tobias Barrington Wolff | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics


Tobias Barrington Wolff

We should recognize the sea change that the efforts of Ted Olson and David Boies on Prop 8 represent and capitalize upon them in our public advocacy efforts.

The Complex Questions About the Marriage Equality Movement and the Olson/Boies Federal Lawsuit

Pam Spaulding | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


Pam Spaulding

The situation is really about whether the goal of marriage equality is seen as an incremental process leading to a positive resolution or, as with prior civil rights movements, seen as a fundamental constitutional issue.

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and Ted Olson and David Boies' Fight for Equal Rights

Trevor Neilson | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics


Trevor Neilson

One of the most important events in the history of civil rights may have happened today.

Prop 8. Now what? The US Supreme Court?

Joan Garry | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


Joan Garry

The next chapter in our inexorable march to equality involves the most unlikely of characters: Ted Olson. No, that is not a typo.

Bush's Solicitor General, Ted Olson, Joins Legal Team To Support Gay Marriage

America Blog | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


We wrote last night about how Ted Olson, George Bush's former Solicitor General (the guy who argues the administration's cases before the Supreme Cour...

Confirm Harold Koh as State Department Legal Adviser

Brandt Goldstein | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Brandt Goldstein

Harold Koh is a brilliant and hard-working lawyer with a strong dedication to protecting America's interests and upholding our Constitution.

Jason Linkins

'Recount' To Remind Moviegoers How Much Fun The 2000 Election Was

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


If there's one thing that moviegoers have made clear, it's that if Hollywood intends to green-light white papers from wonky think tanks and flesh them...