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We Should Not Be Satisfied Until Full Marriage Equality is Realized

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics
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Caroline Fredrickson

If the high court takes the narrow route - dismissing Prop 8 on standing grounds and striking DOMA only on federalism grounds - it will mean that many lesbians and gay men will continue to be treated differently and unequally by too many states.

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The Journal Led Astray by Same-Sex Marriage

Roger Pilon | Posted 03.25.2013 | Media
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Roger Pilon

In recognizing rights, the Court is not "creating" them. It's simply acknowledging that they were always there, even if we haven't always lived up to our principles and recognized them, as clearly we have not.

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Paul Blumenthal

DOMA Supreme Court Brief Argues Law Restricts Free Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 03.03.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Six former Federal Election Commission (FEC) commissioners filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court on Friday in the cha...

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Two Days In March (Part 2)

James Stack | Posted 03.31.2013 | Gay Voices
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James Stack

I want the Supreme Court to rule that Ron and I have the constitutional -- that is, fundamental -- right to marriage and to be able to enjoy the same privileges and benefits of marriage that my siblings and friends enjoy.

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