Political articles/news from local authors
From the American Foundation for Equal Rights… The federal trial over the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 began today with an opening statement by attorney Theodore Olson, who with David Boies is leading the legal team assembled by the American Foundation for Equal Rights to litigate the case Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Opening statements will be followed […]
You can follow live Twitter updates from the trial by clicking on the following link…Live Updates From the Trial
Two hours before trial was scheduled to start, the high court blocked video of the proceedings from being posted on YouTube.com. It said justices need more time to review that issue and put the order in place at least until Wednesday. Over the weekend, Proposition 8’s sponsors sought to block YouTube broadcasts. Chief U.S. District
These are the people who, starting on Monday, January 11th, 2010, will be in court to try to convince the judge that the discrimination enforced due to California Proposition 8 is unconstitutional…Photos courtesy of The American Foundation for Equal Rights Click on images to enlarge… Photo Information, in order of appearance… Left to right: Paul
The blog LGBT POV posted an excellent piece on January 8th concerning some behind the scenes actions in the Federal Prop 8 case, which begins on Monday, January 11th. The most interesting quote is from Brian Brown, Executive Director of the National Organization for Marriage, who states in a recent fundraising letter… "We do
From the AP: TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s state Senate has defeated a bill to legalize gay marriage, leaving it unlikely the state will have a gay marriage law in the very near future. The bill needed 21 votes to pass; only 14 senators approved the measure Thursday. Gay rights advocates had pushed hard to
WASHINGTON – Beginning in 2010, the Obama administration, through the Office of Personnel Management, has started to list gender identity among the classes protected by federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies. By including gender identity as a protected class, the federal government is stating its commitment to protecting transgender employees and has taken a significant
From MercuryNews.com… A judge today approved a limited form of broadcasting the trial in the legal challenge to California’s ban on same-sex marriage, concluding it is the type of case that warrants breaking with traditions that generally ban cameras in federal courts. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker approved court-operated cameras in his courtroom for
The people behind the groundbreaking federal case to overturn California Prop 8 have set up an official website…Equal Rights Foundation. On their website you’ll be able to learn more about the case as well as keep up on the ongoing news. They are also pushing to have the trial, which begins January 11th, to be
Lawmakers in Mexico City have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The Mayor is expected to sign it, however, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has said he will challenge the bill in the courts.
