Calif. Marriage Ruling: One of the ‘Lucky’ Couples

Newsweek by David Schmader | May. 29, 2009 (Opinion)

My husband and I are lucky. We're one of the 18,000 gay and lesbian couples who get to keep our Californiamarriage certificate after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Proposition 8, the voter-approved ballot measure restricting the state's marriage rights to heterosexual couples. But as the San Francisco Chronicle's Bob Egelko wrote: "The justices ruled unanimously that Prop 8 was not retroactive and that gay and lesbian couples who relied on the ... Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - May. 29, 2009

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Gay Rights Groups to Ted Olson: Thanks, but No Thanks

Mother Jones by Stephanie Mencimer | May. 29, 2009 (News Analysis)

If anyone could prevail in this case, Olson could. So gay rights groups must be thrilled that he’s thrown his significant legal weight and conservative bona fides behind ...

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Prop 8 May Be Same-Sex Couples’ Least Worry

Miller-McCune by Ryan Blitstein | May. 26, 2009 (Interview)

In January, Miller-McCune.com posted an interview with Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis professor Jennifer Drobac on the conundrum of California's Prop. 8. With ...

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