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Gay Justice
The Advocate |
7/6/2009 | |||
| 7/6/2009"In American politics, few events signal the political arrival of a minority group more powerfully than a Supreme Court nomination. When President Obama tapped Sonia Sotomayor ? making her the first Latina to be nominated for service on the high court ? it was an important nod to the growing political clout of Hispanic-Americans. | ||||
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Federal law excluding gay marriage is under siege
Christian Science Monitor |
7/9/2009 | |||
| 7/9/2009"Five years after it became the first state to marry same-sex couples, Massachusetts is taking on the federal government's definition of marriage. | ||||
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Gay legal groups want in on Calif court case
The Washington Post |
7/9/2009 | |||
| 7/9/2009"Three gay-friendly legal groups have asked to be part of a federal lawsuit challenging California's same-sex marriage ban..."Jennifer Pizer, Lambda Legal's national marriage director, said their full participation is vital now that U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker has put the Proposition 8 challenge on a fast-track to trial. | ||||
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Gay Legal Eagles Seek Role in California Federal Suit
San Francisco Bay Times |
7/16/2009 | |||
| 7/16/2009"The federal case against Proposition 8 has barely begun, but already it is at a crossroads. Filed in late May by a newly formed group called the American Foundation for Equal Rights, the suit on behalf of two same-sex couples will be litigated by the made-for-TV movie team of conservative Ted Olson and liberal David Boies. Or will it? | ||||
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Lesbians claim discrimination at catfish derby
Los Angeles Times |
7/27/2009 | |||
| "Two women are claiming to be victims of discrimination because they were refused the couples discount when entering a catfish derby. | ||||
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Facing Discrimination Issues
Provider Magazine |
7/31/2009 | |||
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| Group That Opposes Gay Marriage Now Targeting Iowa | 8/26/2009 | |||
| 8/26/2009"A group that helped to outlaw gay marriage in California is turning its focus to Iowa, hoping to begin the long process of overturning a state Supreme Court decision earlier this year that legalized same-sex marriage. | ||||
| Obama faces growing anger on the left | 8/31/2009 | |||
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Should anyone wear the scarlet 'A' of AIDS?
Los Angeles Times |
9/6/2009 | |||
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The California Marriage Tug-of-War
The Advocate |
9/15/2009 | |||
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9/15/2009"'Everyone is lost in the 2010 versus 2012 discussion,' says Chad Griffin, board president of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, the group behind a federal lawsuit filed by prominent attorneys Theodore B. Olson and David Boies on behalf of two same-sex couples who were denied marriage licenses in California.
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