The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire blog: Both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney denounced today’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco striking down California’s Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage. Mr. Gingrich tweeted, “Court of Appeals overturning CA’s Prop 8 another example of an out of control judiciary. Let’s […]
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Poll: Majority of New Jersey Citizens Want to Vote on Marriage
February 8, 2012 – 12:00 pm
The State House Bureau: A majority of New Jersey voters agree with Gov. Chris Christie’s call to put gay marriage on the ballot, according to a poll released this morning. The Kean University/NJ Speaks poll of 1,000 likely voters found 57 percent support a public referendum on whether to allow same-sex couples to get married, […]
Rep. Nunnelee to Commemorate National Marriage Week on Floor of U.S. House
February 8, 2012 – 11:00 am
A press release from the congressman’s office: Tonight, Congressman Alan Nunnelee (MS-01) will lead a special order on the floor of the House of Representatives emphasizing the importance of strong marriages. The effort is part of National Marriage Week, which aims to encourage many diverse groups to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and […]
11th Circuit Sides with CDC Against Woman Who Refused to do Same-Sex Counseling
February 8, 2012 – 10:00 am
One News Now: A federal appeals court has upheld the firing of a Christian counselor who lost her job at the Centers for Disease Control for refusing to advise a woman in a homosexual relationship. Marcia Walden launched a lawsuit in 2008 saying she was illegally laid off by a company the CDC hired to […]
Ed Whelan on Judge Reinhart's Broad and Flawed Reasoning
February 8, 2012 – 9:00 am
Legal scholar Ed Whelan is out with a second and more extensive look at the 9th Circuit’s decision, penned by Judge Reinhardt. Whelan points out at NRO several more flaws in the ruling, including: 2. For Reinhardt, “‘marriage’ is the name that society gives to the relationship that matters most between two adults.” (P. 37.) […]
ADF on EMU Counseling Student: "Tolerance Is a Two-Way Street"
February 8, 2012 – 9:00 am
Jeremy Tedesco, Alliance Defense Fund legal counsel for Andrea Ward (more about her story here), writes in the Detroit Free Press: “Tolerance is a two-way street.” These five simple, yet profound, words come from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit’s recent opinion in a case involving Eastern Michigan University’s expulsion of Julea […]
ADF Responds to 9th Circuit Decision: Confident of Supreme Court Vindication
February 7, 2012 – 5:00 pm
The Alliance Defense Fund: Defenders of marriage in California will appeal Tuesday’s ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that upheld a district judge’s decision against the state’s constitutional amendment protecting marriage. The ProtectMarriage.com legal defense team, including Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, expressed no surprise that the lawsuit over the amendment, […]
Maggie Gallagher: Ninth Circuit to 7 Million California Voters: You Are Irrational Bigots
February 7, 2012 – 2:15 pm
NOM co-founder Maggie Gallagher in NRO’s The Corner reacting to the 9th Circuit decision: In a breathtaking exercise in ill-natured illogic, a divided Ninth Circuit ruled 2–1 that because Prop 8 does not take away civil-union benefits for same-sex couples, it’s an unconstitutional exercise in irrational animus towards gay people. Dishonestly, the court claimed it […]
Ed Whelan on 9th Circuit Decision: "Clear Path to the Supreme Court"
February 7, 2012 – 1:57 pm
NRO’s Legal expert Ed Whelan on today’s 9th Circuit decision: As I expected, a divided panel of the Ninth Circuit has affirmed former judge Vaughn Walker’s outlandish ruling that California’s Proposition 8 violates the federal Constitution. Arch-liberals Judge Stephen Reinhardt and Judge Michael Hawkins were in the majority, with Hawkins joining Reinhardt’s opinion. Judge Randy […]
NOM Condemns Ninth Circuit Ruling Finding Prop 8 Unconstitutional, Imperiling the Marriage Laws of 43 states
February 7, 2012 – 1:03 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2012 CONTACT: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) Group will support efforts to take the issue to the US Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. — “As sweeping and wrong-headed as this decision is, it nonetheless was as predictable as the outcome of a Harlem Globetrotters exhibition game,” said Brian Brown, NOM’s […]
Former Sen. Grisanti Supporter: "He Broke His Word and I Won’t Carry His Petitions Again.”
February 7, 2012 – 11:00 am
Bob McCarthy of the Buffalo News reports: “He broke his word and I won’t carry his petitions again.”— Kevin Backus, senior pastor of Bible Presbyterian Church and Grand Island Conservative chairman, on his refusal to support Grisanti. He said the Republican promised not to vote for same-sex marriage, then did. While Erie County Conservative Chairman […]
CBN Video News: Brian Brown on Protecting Marriage in Washington State
February 7, 2012 – 10:00 am
NOM President Brian Brown interviewed by CBN News on protecting marriage in Washington State. “We’re going to be able to get the signatures very quickly if they pass this law in Washington and it’s going to go to the people and the people are going to say what they’ve said time and time again — […]
Sen. Grisanti in 2010: "I Don’t Take Money from Downstate Special Interests.”
February 7, 2012 – 9:30 am
Bob McCarthy of Buffalo News on what Sen. Grisanti said before wealthy downstate pro-SSM donors bought his vote: “I don’t take money from downstate special interests.”— Mark Grisanti, as quoted by the Niagara Gazette on Oct. 28, 2010. The Buffalo News reported on Jan. 19 that none of the nearly $247,000 Grisanti reported to the […]
Carl Paladino: "We Will Send a Message" to Albany
February 7, 2012 – 9:00 am
Bob McCarthy of Buffalo News: “We will primary good people against bad Republican legislators. We will send a message to [Senate Majority Leader] Dean Skelos that times have changed.”— 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, on his 2012 plans to take on sitting Republicans. Paladino is targeting Republican Sens. Mark Grisanti of Buffalo, James Alesi […]
NOM Congratulates Rick Santorum on Extraordinary Victories
February 7, 2012 – 9:00 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2012 CONTACT: Anath Hartmann or Elizabeth Ray (703-683-5004) Former Pennsylvania Senator wins in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri; has signed NOM’s Marriage Pledge WASHINGTON, D.C. – Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), today congratulated former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum on his extraordinary victories in Colorado, Minnesota […]
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