by Carol Burger | Jun 5, 2014 | World news
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon. The court’s one-line order gave no reasons for declining to issue a stay.
by Carol Burger | Feb 17, 2014 | AME Talks, World news
The past two months have seen nonstop legal movement across the country toward marriage equality. What is happening, why, and when is it going to be resolved? WASHINGTON — Utah, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Virginia. In the past two months, five federal judges...
by Jen | Jun 30, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Pursuant to the Ninth Circuit’s dissolution of its stay on Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling on the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8 and the authorisation of the State of California to solemnise same-sex marriages immediately, the Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus,...
by Jen | Jun 7, 2013 | News, Overseas marriages & Australian civil unions, World news
Fighting marraige equality is wrong, and the battle does nothing to strengthen the institution overall. Let’s be honest: The marriage equality debate is nearly over, and nothing the Supreme Court does when it delivers its opinions on the federal Defense of...
by Jen | Apr 14, 2013 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
In 1964 Barry Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act. He was labeled a racist and much worse for his position. Goldwater, a dedicated libertarian, voted on the constitutionality of the issue and not on the issue itself. I knew him well, and he was no racist. He...