Gay Marriage
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9th Circuit, ACLU, Barack Obama, Gay, Gay Marriage, Politics, Ted Frank
Obama Directs DOJ to Stop Defending DOMA
President Obama has directed the Department of Justice to stop defending Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 law prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Attorney General Eric Holder’s letter explaining the decision to Speaker of the House John Boehner appears here. In other marriage-equality-related news, the American Foundation for Equal […] -
Ann Althouse, Gay, Gay Marriage, Immigration, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.15.11
* A “barroom brawl” between law firm partners results in one partner leaving the firm. WEAK. Men should be able to beat the crap out of each other, shake hands when they’re finished, and still be able to do business together. [ABA Journal] * A public defender got a TRO against a judge who allegedly […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Benchslaps, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, Stephen Reinhardt, Ted Olson
Breaking: Ninth Circuit Certifies Standing-Related Question to California Supreme Court
Here’s the Ninth Circuit’s certification order, available on the court’s Perry v. Schwarzenegger portal page, and here’s a quick write-up, from Bay City News. Essentially the Ninth Circuit wants the California Supreme Court to decide whether the official proponents of Proposition 8, California’s ban on gay marriage, have standing to defend the initiative’s constitutionality in […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Biglaw, Bonuses, Gay, Gay Marriage, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Tax Law
Associate Bonus Watch: Linklaters Matches Cravath(But at least it has the gay gross-up.)
Here’s some very belated bonus news. Earlier this month, the New York office of Linklaters announced bonuses that matched the Cravath scale. As usual at Linklaters, there was no hours requirement. The news was communicated via individual memo. A Cravath match, especially in a bonus season when some firms are paying significantly more, kinda sucks […] -
Family Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Professors, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Weddings
Quote of the Day: Is Marriage Overrated?
[T]he supposed legal benefits of marriage are often illusory, and in any event they are probably more than offset by legally created burdens. Marriage confers fewer rights now, but still many obligations. The question for any mature couple then is simple: Why do it? — Stanford law professor Ralph Richard Banks, in a Room for […] -
9th Circuit, David Boies, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Stephen Reinhardt, Ted Olson, Videos
Liveblogging the Prop 8 Ninth Circuit Oral Arguments
We’ve set up our liveblog of the Ninth Circuit oral arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the Proposition 8 / same-sex marriage case. For a comprehensive account of what has happened in the litigation thus far, see this great FAQ by Chris Geidner, over at Poliglot. You can watch streaming video of the arguments over at […] -
Constitutional Law, Federalist Society, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Professors, Richard Epstein, Weddings, William Eskridge
Proposition 8 Violates the Fourteenth Amendment: A Debate
A liveblog of what should be a most interesting debate on Prop 8 and gay marriage — taking place at the 2010 National Lawyers Convention of the Federalist Society, and pitting Professor William Eskridge against Professor Richard Epstein — after the jump. -
Biglaw, Gay, Gay Marriage, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Tax Law, Videos
Biglaw Perk Watch: MoFo Takes a Stand for Fairness
Sorry, we’re still waiting for the Biglaw bonus shoe to drop. While you wait, here’s some good news in the Biglaw benefits area (a la Proskauer’s iPad announcement). On Wednesday, I asked: “Remember Google’s gay gross-up? Barclays is doing it too. Will law firms follow suit?” At least one law firm is stepping up to […] - Sponsored
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Gay, Gay Marriage, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Thunder in the Night
Our last installment of the Wedding Watch was almost unbearably non-elite, but we’re happy to announce that the Times weddings section has bounced back. Three prestigious law firms beautify our wedding update today: Jenner & Block, Boies Schiller, and the ever-fabulous Skadden Arps. And two of our grooms (there are four) are partners! Here are […] -
Election Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Politics
About Last Night: Iowans Truly Embarrass Themselves.
All things considered, I’m feeling pretty good this morning. It’s a lot easier to tear something down than to build something up. For over a year, the Tea Party has been like the developmentally disabled kid in kindergarten whose main talent is knocking over other people’s Lego creations. Now that they’ve got their own house […] -
Family Law, Gay Marriage, Politics, Quote of the Day, Shoes, Weddings
Quote of the Day: Jimmy McMillan Happily Slides Down the Slippery Slope
If you want to marry a shoe, I’ll marry you. — Jimmy McMillan, running for governor of New York as the candidate of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party. (Watch this awesome video clip of McMillan from last night’s debate.) -
Gay Marriage, Politics, Quote of the Day, State Judges, Tax Law
Quote of the Day: Preacher Wants IRS to Make His Day
Dear God, please allow the IRS to attack my church, so I can take them all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. — Iowa pastor Cary K. Gordon, who is campaigning against three Iowa Supreme Court justices who voted for same-sex marriage, even though tax-exempt churches are prohibited from campaigning for or against specific […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Already Working on His Gay Marriage Opinion?
[A]ll of us in a pluralistic society have components to our identity; we are Republicans or Democrats, we are Christians or atheists, we are single or married, we are old or young. — Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, waxing poetic at oral argument in Snyder v. Phelps (via Jan Crawford).
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Conferences / Symposia, Family Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbians
Relationship Recognition: Ends, Means, and the Path Ahead
We’re here at the National LGBT Bar Association’s Annual Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference, attending a great panel about relationship recognition (aka marriage equality aka same-sex marriage). You can access the liveblog after the jump. -
Akin Gump, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lawyer of the Day, Politics
Lawyer of the Gay, Er, Day: Ken Mehlman
Back in June, we wrote about the fabulous Chelsea apartment snapped up by prominent Republican lawyer Ken Mehlman. Although his résumé is strewn with achievements — he’s a 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School (just like President Obama), a former partner at Akin Gump, and a current executive vice-president at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (ka-ching!) — […] -
9th Circuit, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Weddings
Breaking: Ninth Circuit Issues Stay Pending Appeal in Prop 8 Case, Schedules Oral Arguments for December
The three-judge motions panel — consisting of Judges Edward Leavy, Michael Daly Hawkins, and Sidney Thomas — has issued a stay pending appeal in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case in which Judge Vaughn Walker (N.D. Cal.) struck down Proposition 8’s ban on gay marriage in California. More about the ruling and a link to the […] -
Fabulosity, Gay, Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: The (Fabulous!) Silver Lining to Delayed Gay Marriage
We’re excited, but we’re also sad. At least we’ll have a little more time to prepare and dress up. — Ryan Dooley, a 24-year-old Latin teacher in California, upon learning that he’ll have to wait longer to marry his fiancé. -
9th Circuit, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Weddings
Breaking: Judge Walker Won't Stay Prop 8 Ruling Pending Appeal!
Chief Judge Vaughn Walker (N.D. Cal.), who struck down Proposition 8’s ban on gay marriage in California, has denied a motion to stay his judgment pending appeal. This means that same-sex marriages in California can start immediately after August 18 at 5 PM, assuming the Ninth Circuit doesn’t grant a stay. UPDATE (3:45 PM): No […] -
Constitutional Law, Gay, Gay Marriage
A Friday Present for You: A Hyperlinked Copy of the Prop 8 Ruling
The biggest legal news story of the past week — even bigger than the confirmation of Elena Kagan, which was widely expected — was the ruling of Chief Judge Vaughn Walker (N.D. Cal.) in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Judge Walker struck down California’s Proposition 8, a voter-passed ban on gay marriage, citing due process and equal […] -
Celebrities, Fabulosity, Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: But What Does Justice KENNEDY Think of BUBBLE DREAMS?
At the moments notice of PROP 8 DEATH I instantly began to write music. BUBBLE DREAMS FOREVER! FULL EQUALITY! THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING! REJOICE and CELEBRATE gay communities and straight all over the world. Our voices are being heard! Loud! SCREAM LOUD AMERICANOS! — Lady Gaga, responding on Twitter to Chief Judge Vaughn Walker’s […]