Gay Marriage
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Bar Exams, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lawsuit of the Day, Ridiculousness
Fail the Bar, Blame the Gays, Sue for Millions!
Memo to all the recent law school grads studying for the bar exam: July Fourth means it’s crunch time. If you need extra motivation, just think how excruciating it would be to fail. Especially by only 1.134 points! That’s what happened to Stephen Dunne, who narrowly failed the Massachusetts bar exam and is now suing […] -
Ann Althouse, Gay, Gay Marriage
Proof That We Have Readers in Red States
Not all ATL readers live in big coastal cities. Check out this comment, by “Leona” (which we kinda loved): I really enjoy reading Althouse, she is conversative [sic] definitely but I would like her to be more christian friendly. She supports gay marriage which I find disgusting. But she loves our president which is great. […] - Sponsored
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Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Janet Neff, Judicial Nominations, Lesbians, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, State Judges
The Senator, The Judge, Her Friend, And Her Lover
Is it proper to block a judicial nomination because the nominee once attended a same-sex commitment ceremony?
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Cars, Celebrities, Death Penalty, Environment / Environmental Law, Gay Marriage, Morning Docket, Music, New Jersey, Politics, Porn Names, Prisons, Sentencing Law, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 12.18.06
* Solitary confinement, cruel and unusual? Cruel, perhaps, but not that unusual. [St. Petersburg Times via How Appealing] * Florida and California decide to take a little break on the whole lethal injection thing. [CNN] * New Jersey Legislature does what New Jersey’s Supreme Court told them to. [FindLaw] * Mariah Carey is concerned that […]
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Blogging, Books, Charles Fried, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Gay Marriage, Neal Katyal, Politics, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
The Breyer-Fried Discussion: Some Highlights (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our prior post about an event we recently attended at Georgetown Law School, “On Liberty: A conversation between Justice Stephen Breyer and Professor Charles Fried.” For more background about the event, click here. For the conclusion to our write-up, keep on reading. We bring you a “true confession” from Justice […] -
Arlen Specter, Bad Ideas, Canada, Deaths, Gay Marriage, Kids, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, Violence, Weddings, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 12.08.06
* Thou shalt not kidnap your child to keep her from getting married. [CNN] * This really happened? [CNN] * Supreme Court takes antitrust case involving investment banks. [New York Times] * Specter introduces legislation designed to blunt the effects of the Thompson memo. [WSJ Law Blog] * Same-sex marriage still legal, eh? [Reuters via […]
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Britney Spears, Celebrities, Gay, Gay Marriage, Money, Tax Law
The REAL Threat to the Institution of Marriage
Social conservatives are constantly carping about the threat that gay marriage allegedly poses to the institution of marriage. In response, proponents of gay marriage reflexively bring up the (rather tired) example of Britney Spears, and her joke of a marriage to Jason Alexander.* The debate gets pretty old, pretty fast. Here’s what we want to […] -
Crime, Death Penalty, Fast Food, Food, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lunacy, Morning Docket, War on Terror, Weirdness
Morning Docket: 12.06.06
* How crazy are bedbugs, exactly? [CNN] * Which of your personalities is the arsonist?. [CNN] * Yo quiero to sue Taco Bell. [WSJ Law Blog] * Chinese Gitmo detainees say the same evidence being used to detain them was used to clear five others. [Jurist] * Maryland Court of Appeals considers same-sex marriage. [Jurist]
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ACLU, Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Federalist Society, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lunacy, Rudeness, Vicious Infighting, William Eskridge
An ATL Public Service Announcement: 'The Wages of Sin Is Death!' (Romans 6:23)
Apperances can be deceiving. The smiling woman above looks like a sweet old lady (or perhaps she’s middle-aged). But don’t be fooled. This pleasant-looking woman opened a can of whoop-ass at the final panel discussion of the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention. She rained hellfire and brimstone upon the audience, and placed at least two […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Environment / Environmental Law, Food, Gay Marriage, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Politics, Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 11.20.06
* Let’s see. Romney wants the Massachusetts Supreme Court to force an anti-gay marriage amendment onto the ballot if the legislature fails to act on the issue before the session ends January 2. Wouldn’t that be, um, I dunno, activist? [Associated Press via How Appealing] * It’s important to find something to occupy your time […]
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Gay, Gay Marriage, New Jersey, Pictures, State Judges
The New Jersey Supreme Court: Not Ready for Their Close-Up
Late last month, the New Jersey Supreme Court gave the gays a big gift. In Lewis v. Harris, the court held that New Jersey must provide same-sex couples with “the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes.”* Well, maybe the gays can return the favor — by giving makeovers […] -
Ann Coulter, Election Law, Football, Gay Marriage, Morning Docket, Politics
Morning Docket: 11.02.06
* Possible settlement in the Ohio voter ID case. [Dispatch] * “‘Not cool’ is not a legal argument.” [WSJ Law Blog] * Close polling in some marriage ballot measures. [Wash Times via How Appealing] * “U.S. privacy protections rank among the worst in the democratic world, a London-based privacy organization said Wednesday.” [MSNBC] * Ann […]
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Antonin Scalia, Biglaw, Celebrities, Dewey Ballantine, English Grammar and Usage, Gay Marriage, Hair, Janice Rogers Brown, Law Firm Mergers, Money, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Ted Olson, Weddings, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: October 23-27
* Gay marriages legally-cognizable-relationships-that-will-probably-get-called-civil-unions are coming to New Jersey. * Superstar lawyer Ted Olson, who is not gay, got married — to a lovely lady named Lady. And ATL has the exclusive photos to prove it. * Law firms are tying the knot too. The latest to head for the altar: Dewey Ballantine and Orrick. […]
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Drugs, Free Speech, Gay, Gay Marriage, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.26.06
* If you can’t actually call it marriage, can you really be as miserable? [New York Times via How Appealing] * Intentional infliction of religious distress? [AP via Yahoo! News] * Bong hits 4 the Constitution! [Legal Times] * What’s the deal with Georgia and lazy funeral home directors? [AP via Online Athens] * Making […]
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Gay, Gay Marriage, Holy Crap, New Jersey
Breaking: New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Gay Unions
The court rules that the State of New Jersey must provide for some way for gay couples to enter into legally-recognized unions. * Committed same-sex couples “must be afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes.” * The 4-3 ruling rests upon the New Jersey […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, Merck, Morning Docket, Politics, Prostitution, Vioxx
Morning Docket: 10.25.06
* New Jersey couples anxiously await word on whether they will have the legal right to be as miserable as everyone else. [Newark Star-Ledger via How Appealing; New York Times] * 23,999 problems, but an overweight smoker ain’t one of ’em. [WSJ Law Blog] * People are dying for you to catch me. [CNN] * […]
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Benchslaps, Death Penalty, Gay, Gay Marriage, Morning Docket, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sun Microsystems
Morning Docket: 10.06.06
* ATL Stock Tip of the Day: Start shorting Pottery Barn. [How Appealing (linkwrap)]** * A hot new trend among federal judges out west (even more popular than Bikram yoga): Benchslapping the Bush Administration over its environmental policies. [Washington Post] * Joan Biskupic is a distinguished Supreme Court reporter; but this article is très USA […]
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Gay Marriage, Gender, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Neal Katyal, Non-Sequiturs, Richard Posner, Stephen Dillard, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 09.05.06
* Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III (at right), the leading conservative of the post-Luttig Fourth Circuit, speaks out against the Federal Marriage Amendment. Interesting. But has he effectively recused himself from any case involving these issues — and scuttled any remaining SCOTUS hopes he might have had? [Washington Post via Volokh Conspiracy] * Someone call […]