HuffPo Op-Ed: Message to Maggie Gallagher - Associating With Bigots Does Make You a Bigot
Posted on Jun 29, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Alvin McEwen comments on some of the National Organization for Marriage's questionable partner organizations and statements.
Maggie Gallagher, from 'The Core Civil Right to Vote for Marriage': "They [marriage equality advocates] delegitimize opponents, brand us as haters, and then try to strip us of our rights."
Maine Commission: NOM probe to continue
Posted on Jun 28, 2010 at 01:20 pm
The Maine Ethics Commission on Thursday rejected the National Organization for Marriage’s latest attempt to block an investigation of the group, adding yet another legal twist to a case that has been going since last October.
Voters immovable on marriage equality?
Posted on Jun 25, 2010 at 03:49 pm
A groundbreaking study by Patrick Egan was released last week related to polling on ballot measures on marriage equality and same-sex relationships.
The study shows that voters don’t move during campaigns. They vote the way they said they would right from the start.
Marriage equality opponents vow rematch over public disclosure case
Posted on Jun 24, 2010 at 11:02 pm
In a ruling hailed by gay activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 upheld a law that requires public disclosure of the names of people who signed a petition to put an anti-gay referendum on the ballot in Washington State.
But litigation over the domestic partnership battle may not yet be finished and may be back before the court in a year or so.
Washington Families Standing Together responds to U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Doe v. Reed
Posted on Jun 24, 2010 at 01:00 pm
Statement of Anne Levinson, Chair, Washington Families Standing Together in Response to U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Doe v. Reed.
"The Court has made clear today that public disclosure requirements are an important means of making sure measures are not put on the ballot by fraudulent means or mistake."
Poll: Voter support surges for marriage equality in Washington state
Posted on Jun 11, 2010 at 03:30 pm
A new poll released by the University of Washington shows a surge in support for marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.
Federal Appeals Court rules NOM must turn over donor names
Posted on Jun 10, 2010 at 03:00 pm
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has been ordered by the 1st District federal court of appeals in Boston to provide Maine state election officials with information about the group’s donors.
Federal magistrate urges disclosure of donors who supported campaign to end freedom to marry
Posted on May 28, 2010 at 08:15 am
A federal magistrate judge has recommended that state officials be given information about donors who helped finance a successful campaign to repeal Maine's marriage equality law.
Judge rules in Maine freedom to marry case
Posted on May 25, 2010 at 07:30 pm
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Rich III said in a document dated Sunday that the National Organization for Marriage, which contributed $1.9 million to the campaign to repeal Maine's marriage equality law, should turn over fundraising documents dating back to Jan. 1, 2009, to the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.
Op-Ed: Scalia’s wisdom on secrecy and voter initiatives
Posted on May 04, 2010 at 03:09 pm
The Los Angeles Times editorial board applauds Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for his criticism of those attempting to prevent the release of the names of those who signed petitions to put Referendum 71 on the ballot in Washington state.