Today, the California Supreme Court requested supplemental briefing in the Marriage Cases, asking counsel to set forth differences between California’s domestic partnership and marriage. Another issue that will be addressed is, if a domestic partnership has the same legal effect… Continue Reading
Just about half an hour before this post, the Massachusetts Legislature voted down an initiative to change the state’s constitution to prohibit same-sex marriages. The margin of defeat for the initiative (and therefore the margin of victory for same-sex marriage… Continue Reading
A lesbian woman confronted Mitt Romney on his disapproval of same-sex marriage. In response, Romney congratulated the woman on having created a family of her own, and said that the prospect of gay couples raising children together was “fine.” This… Continue Reading
The White House has announced its pleasure at the birth last week of Dick and Lynne Cheney’s sixth grandchild. Samuel David Cheney is a healthy eight-pound, six-ounce baby boy, the son of Mary Cheney and her partner, Heather Poe. Good… Continue Reading
Two-thirds of poll respondents voted for full gay marriage, and another voted for equivalent civil unions.
Arguments are being heard today in a challenge to Connecticut’s marriage laws. Connecticut already has civil unions which provide the state equivalent of marriage to same-sex couples; the laws enacting that new institution in Connecticut were enacted through the democratic… Continue Reading
The State of New Hampshire’s House of Representatives (the lower house of its bicameral Legislature) voted overwhelmingly to create “spousal unions” for same-sex couples yesterday. Not known as a hotbed of liberal activism, New Hampshire does nevertheless seem to constantly… Continue Reading
“Passivity” seems more like it. I know it’s a touchy issue but it seems as though the Governator has elected to not lead on this issue but rather follow. It’s good to represent the will of the people, I concede.… Continue Reading
Now that’s what I call a big flip-flop.
Jonathan Adler at Volokh was ahead of me by a few days on the issue of adult incest and whether it should be criminalized. Later tonight (when I have more time) I’ll read what he has to say; for now,… Continue Reading