Attorneys Olson & Boies Interviewed About Filing Federal Suit Against Cailf. Prop 8

(Video) Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies Interviewed About Filing A Federal Lawsuit Against California Prop 8 Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 29, 2009 - 5:42 AM PDT
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by Derek Hawkins - May. 29, 2009

Helpful interview with the attorneys seeking to make California's gay marriage ban a federal 14th Amendment case. Good legal background that anyone can digest. Some of Matthews's questions are banal, some are pointed.

Olson's argument about protecting the term "marriage" is outstanding.

There isn’t a rational basis for California or any other state to take individuals and say ‘They are unpopular. We don’t like the things they do in their ... More »

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