Tag: Hollingsworth v. Perry
Ted Olson and David Boies Support Comprehensive Federal LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Acclaimed bipartisan legal duo announce support on eve of the introduction of the Equality Act in Congress.
303 Conservatives File Historic Amicus Brief in Marriage Equality Case Before U.S. Supreme Court
On Thursday evening, Project Right Side and former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman formally filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court involving four landmark cases slated to be heard on April 28 concerning government recognition of the freedom to marry. A total of 303 Republican, libertarian, conservative and center-right high-profile activists and government officials – including past presidential candidates, seven current and former governors, twenty-three current and former members of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and amici from thirty-three states – signed onto the brief. The brief was authored by pro bono legal teams at WilmerHale led by Reg Brown, Seth Waxman, and Alan Schoenfeld and at Polsinelli led by Sean Gallagher.
City of West Hollywood Celebrates as 10,000th Domestic Partnership is Registered at West Hollywood City Hall
West Hollywood, in 1985, was the First City in the Nation to Pass a Domestic Partnership Ordinance. Domestic Partnership helped to pave the way for progress in marriage equality.
Marriage Equality Returns to California
Today, in a historic victory for marriage equality, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry that restores marriage equality to California.
Obama Administration Makes History at Supreme Court Arguing for Marriage Equality
The Obama Administration made history today by filing a brief at the Supreme Court arguing for the first time on behalf of the U.S. Government that a law denying loving and committed gay and lesbian couples the ability to marry is unconstitutional.
Leading U.S. Companies to Supreme Court: End Marriage Discrimination
More than 300 leading American companies and employers have joined “friend of the court” briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court in either one or both landmark marriage equality cases.