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Video: The Cross-Examination Clip Prop 8 Proponents Didn't Want Vaughn Walker to Show

April 14, 2011, 2:26 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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As Scott Shafer reported today, former Judge Vaughn Walker is in hot water with Proposition 8 proponents over a video clip he showed from the trial on the same-sex marriage ban, which he presided over in 2010. Which is probably … Continue reading »

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Scott Shafer Recaps Yesterday's Same-Sex Marriage Developments

February 24, 2011, 8:21 am • Posted by Scott Shafer
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Prop 8 Opponents to Court: Hurry Up! In some ways the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA) is the biggest federal barrier to equality for gay and lesbian Americans. It prevents same sex couples who get … Continue reading »

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Olsen, Boies Want Stay on Same-Sex Marriage Lifted; Prop 8 Lawyer Reacts

February 23, 2011, 3:26 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Today was a busy day on the same-sex marriage front. First, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Congress announcing that the Obama administration now holds the Defense of Marriage Act — the federal law that defines marriage as … Continue reading »

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Live Blog: Prop 8 Attorneys Ask Court to Lift Stay on Same-Sex Marriage

February 23, 2011, 10:16 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The American Foundation for Equal Rights held a telephone press conference today with Proposition 8 plaintiffs' attorneys Theodore Olson and David Boies. The attorneys announced that they had filed a motionwith the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a … Continue reading »

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