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:Eric Ethington (Author) | March 2, 2011
Maine – Utterly predictable. Rather than comply with the latest in a long string of rulings against them, the National Organization For Marriage (NOM) is appealing this last ruling requiring them to disclose to voters who is funding their ads and campaigns. Shhh… don’t tell them we already know. NOM’s Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 22, 2011
Olympia, Washington – The United States Supreme Court has just refused to hear a case brought by an anti-assisted suicide group in Washington State over the constitutionality of state laws requiring donor-disclosures. NOM is screwed if they can’t get SCOTUS to hear the same case. The National Organization For Marriage just lost a case in Maine over the constitutionality [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 14, 2011
Arizona – Last year the Arizona Legislature passed a measure stripping same-sex couples of benefits. The bill was overturned in federal court as unconstitutional, but Arizona isn’t giving up. They’ve just filed an appeal of the ruling, trying once again to strip citizens of rights. Same-sex partners of state employees are at risk of losing [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 6, 2010
LIVE Video of Prop 8 Appeals Trial! Live video below, you can also watch our live updates on Twitter and/or Facebook. Here we go! Coverage will begin at 10am pacific / 1pm EST (11am in Utah) For the live updates, click to our Facebook page HERE or our Twitter feed HERE. The live court session [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 2, 2010
Yesterday, we posted about Mormon-controlled NOM demanding that Judge Stephen Reinhardt recuse himself because his wife works as the executive director of a Southern California chapter of the ACLU. Judge Reinhardt just released his decision: Not a chance. NOM’s claim was that because the ACLU had filed an amicus brief on behalf of “No On [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 23, 2010
Back in September, US District Court Judge Ronald Leighton ruled that DADT was unconstitutional and the Airforce must reinstate former Maj. Margaret Witt. That ruling was appealed today by the Department of Justice and the Obama Administration. One highlight in this though. In the appeal there was no request for a stay on the decision. [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 20, 2010
As expected, the Department of Justice and the Obama Administration have filed an emergency request for stay on Judge Phillips’ DADT Ruling with the appellate court. If granted, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell will be back in effect until the appeal is ruled on. Couldn’t last forever I suppose.. here’s a copy of the stay. PPM143_101020_dadt_stay
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 14, 2010
Just in, the Obama administration and the Department of Justice have announced that they will file for a ‘stay’ this afternoon on Judge Phillips’ ruling that DADT be immediately halted. GOD F#$KING D@#MIT! Tipped by PRIDEinUtah reader Will C: The Justice Department plans to file an appeal Thursday afternoon seeking an emergency stay of a [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 12, 2010
The Obama Administration has just filed a notice of appeal in Massachussettes, seeking to defend the Defense Of Marriage Act against a Judge who ruled it unconstitutional back in July. Still waiting to see our ‘fierce advocate’ leap into action. This is why I hate the two-party system. The Republicans openly fight against our rights, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | September 24, 2010
Congressman Jared Polis (D) of Colorado has sent a letter to President Obama, signed by 68 other members of Congress, demanding that he direct the Department of Justice to abandon all defense of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Read the letter here! Yesterday, Obama and the DOJ filed an appeal of Judge Phillip’s ruling saying that [...]
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