Today the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact announced the Broadway premiere of “8″, a play chronicling the historic trial in the federal legal challenge to California’s Proposition 8, written by AFER Founding Board Member and Academy-Award winning writer Dustin Lance Black and directed by Tony Award-winning actor and director Joe Mantello. The [...] [...more]
This week, President Obama endorsed repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, arguing that it is unconstitutional to deny same-sex marriages equal recognition by the federal government or for the federal government to stand in the way of any state that chooses to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. [...] [...more]
The circuitous route to legalizing gay marriage overcame another road block when Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware ruled that former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling to overturn Proposition 8 should not be vacated on conflict of interest grounds. ProjectMarriage.com had filed the challenge to Judge Walker’s ruling back in April claiming the Judge was partial [...] [...more]
The 2 1/2-hour hearing before a three-judge panel at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals aimed to address two issues: whether Proposition 8, enacted by 52 percent of voters in 2008, is constitutional and whether sponsors of the ballot measure – or a county clerk from Southern California – have a right to argue its [...] [...more]
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) urged the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling finding the California ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. The League filed an amicus brief in the case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger. ADL issued the following statement: The segregated system of domestic partnership and marriage created by [...] [...more]
Many couples who hoped to finally hear wedding bells on Wednesday were disappointed and saddened yesterday when the 9th District Court of Appeals issued an indefinite hold on the ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker which ruled Prop 8 unconstitutional. Many thought that the courts would allow the marriages to begin on Wednesday due to the [...] [...more]
The hundreds of California couples who waited patiently outside of court houses around the state will have to wait another seven days to see if their wedding bells will truly ring in California. After a ruling Prop 8 unconstitutional just one week ago, many awaited Judge Vaughn Walkers decision on whether to stay the ruling [...] [...more]
Hundreds of Gay rights supporters gathered last night at Bixby Park for a rally which was organized by the Center Long Beach. For those that have attended previous Prop 8 rallies, you will understand how different the energy was at Bixby Park last night, then on previous nights where we out marching in Protest. [...] [...more]
This afternoon, Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Prop 8 was unconstitutional on the grounds of Equal Protection and Due Process. While the ruling is likely to be stayed due to an appeal, tonight there are celebrations planned around the California (and even in other states!) to celebrate one more victory on the road to Equality [...] [...more]
Today is the long awaited Day of Decision in the the Prop 8 trial. Judge Walker has reached a decision on whether to uphold or overturn the California same-sex marriage ban and will be making his decision public this afternoon. The decision will will be announced today between 1pm and 3pm today [...] [...more]
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