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Over at the Advocate, Kerry Eleveld has five take-aways rom this morning’s Prop 8 hearing at the US Supreme Court. My favorite: As expected: Justice Antonin Scalia did go on a rant of sorts, insisting that Olson explain, “When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage?” Olson offered, respectfully, “When did it […]

NOM must be getting nervous. Yesterday, the group’s leader Brian Brown threatened to pursue a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality if the Supreme Court rules against them. Joe.My.God reports: “I think we’re going to win these cases. But say the worst happens and we lose in a broad way – that means that the

Over at ScotusBlog, Tom Goldstein thinks the Court will either find that the Prop 8 defendants have no standing, or will just decline to rule on the case. Either would invalidate Prop 8: The Justices seem divided on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 on ideological lines, four to four – i.e., all the members other

This is HUGE. On the day of the US Supreme Court hearing on Prop 8, Think Progress reports that an astonishing 67% in California now support marriage equality: As the Supreme Court hears oral arguments today on California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage, a new SurveyUSA poll shows that 67 percent of Californians believe same-sex

Ezra Klein at WonkBlog has the written transcripts and audio for today’s US Supreme Court hearing on marriage equality. Listen for yourself.      

It’s still waaaay too early to tell, to be sure, but the tenor of Chief Justice Roberts’ questions on Prop 8 is encouraging. Towleroad.com reports: Reuters breaking: Tweet: “Developing: Roberts says California #prop8 case may not reach central issue of right to marry for gays…” Tweet: “U.S. Chief Justice Roberts, midway into gay marriage arguments,

After more than an hour of oral arguments this morning in Hollingsworth v. Perry,the challenge to the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage, it came down to this:  attorney Charles Cooper, representing the proponents of that ban, Proposition 8, returned to the lectern for his ten minutes of rebuttal time.  He immediately confronted a question

Lots more to report on the Prop 8 / Defense of Marriage Act front this morning. We’ll start with congress. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke out this week on DOMA, On Top Magazine reports: “Around 2005, the Republicans, who were in the majority, passed legislation specifically related to DOMA, which had, as you know,

The other day, we reported on Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz reaffirming his company’s support for marriaiage equality. A video of his comments just surfaced. Towleroad.com reports: What Strobhar said as reported by KPLU: “In the first fill quarter after this boycott was announced, our sales and our earrings — shall we say politely — were