Political articles/news from local authors
Speaker of the House John Boehner has said he will take over defense of DOMA in federal court cases after the Obama administration has declared a portion of DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) be unconstitutional, specifically the part declaring marriage is only between a man and a woman, at least on a federal level. […]
With all the chaos around DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) it’s helpful to understand exactly what the law does and how it might effect you as a couple. You can get details about the law and the following article, courtesy of the Huffington Post and written by Bill Donius, explains more… In case you don’t
The seventh circuit court of appeals in Illinois has ruled that the wearing of anti-gay t-shirts in school is okay. Students, protesting the Day Of Silence, an annual event which highlights the bullying of kids at school, wore shirts to school that proclaimed BE HAPPY NOT GAY, which was then changed to BE HAPPY BE
Despite the urgings of the American Foundation for Equal Rights and the Courage Campaign for an expedited trial in the appeal of the overturning of Proposition 8, the California Supreme Court has stated it will not move the hearings up from the current date of September of this year. The American Foundation for Equal
Courtesy the Adovcate… The American Family Association’s in-house attorney says that while he and many members of his organization believe that marriage should be reserved only for heterosexual adults, the Defense of Marriage Act is “probably unconstitutional.”
While those bringing Judge Walker’s historic judgment to appeal will be scrutinized by the California Supreme Court later this year, more California officials are standing behind the civil rights of LGBT Californians and pushing back hard against the continued injustices we face. After then Governor Schwarzenegger and then Attorney General Jerry Brown supported Walker’s decision
The California Supreme Court recently issued it’s decision that it will hear the matter of whether the plaintiffs in the CA Prop 8 case have the right to appeal Judge Walker’s ruling to overturn Prop 8. The court has expedited the hearing, which could begin in September of this year. Depending on what happens
In the wake of the Obama Administration’s decision to no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in federal courts, Senator Dianne Feinstein has committed to introducing a bill to repeal DOMA… “My own belief is that when two people love each other and enter the contract of marriage, the Federal
