Heck yeah! Read it for yourself below. I'm sure I'll have more to say, but right now, I'm just enjoying the moment. What a way to head into Valentine's Day!
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Category: Marshall Newman Amendment
Thoughts on Bostic v Rainey oral arguments
Since leaving the courthouse Tuesday, I've been mulling over what I witnessed. Combined with my day in Richmond Wednesday, it has been a whirlwind week. Setting the scene Leaving for court and knowing no electronic devices were allowed inside, I made a conscious choice to take notes in a notebook that I received at the … Continue reading Thoughts on Bostic v Rainey oral arguments
Oral arguments in marriage case
Oral arguments were heard today in Norfolk in the case of Bostic v Rainey. I was there for most of the arguments. I'll have more thoughts on it but I saw this drawing on WAVY and thought I'd share. The drawing, though, doesn't do justice to what it felt like for me in that courtroom. … Continue reading Oral arguments in marriage case
ICYMI: Herring’s actions aren’t that unusual
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Friday. Whenever I offer my opinion on a topic, I spend a lot of times researching. Sometimes, my research leads me to a conclusion that is different from what may be reported elsewhere; that is, after all, the purpose of research. Typically, I seek out experts … Continue reading ICYMI: Herring’s actions aren’t that unusual
Cuccinelli & Marshall team up one last time
I didn't even have to read the name of the legislator who requested these two opinions to know who it was: In one, Cuccinelli, who lost to McAuliffe in the 2013 governor's race, says a governor can't order state officials to permit legally married gay couples to file joint Virginia tax returns because the state … Continue reading Cuccinelli & Marshall team up one last time
Suit filed to end VA’s marriage ban
Lambda Legal, The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed suit today to overturn Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage. The press release is here. The actual filing is here. The plantiffs in the suit are Joanne Harris and Jessica Duff of Staunton and Christy Berghoff and Victoria Kidd of … Continue reading Suit filed to end VA’s marriage ban
ICYMI: A tale of two marriages
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Until I read the Ohio court order, I had no clue that the couple mentioned had been married on the same day and in the same state as I had been. I spoke with someone yesterday who had been following me on Twitter that day; … Continue reading ICYMI: A tale of two marriages
The day will come
It's no longer a matter of "if", but "when." Marriage equality will come to every state, including Virginia. Last week, two Norfolk men filed suit challenging Virginia's marriage inequality. Three days later, an Ohio judge issued a restraining order which forbade the registrar of deaths from accepting a death certificate that did not reflect that … Continue reading The day will come
If we could be so lucky
Reason 9,999,8756 why elections matter: Just look to PA.Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane will not defend the state in a federal lawsuit filed this week challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, lawyers involved in the case said.The ACLU is filing a similar suit here in Virginia. Our current attorney general, Ken … Continue reading If we could be so lucky
Unintended consequences: Yeardley Love and Marshall Newman
In an article this week regarding the murder of UVA Yeardley Love, it was pointed out that Virginia is one of eight states that excludes unmarried couples from obtaining restraining orders. Although Love never sought one, it didn't matter because she couldn't have gotten one, anyway. Four years ago, we were fighting the passage of … Continue reading Unintended consequences: Yeardley Love and Marshall Newman
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