The Prop 8 legal defense team just filed their opening brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case, and it is a tour de force. Authored by chief Prop 8 litigator Chuck Cooper, the 100+ page brief shreds the decision of federal district court Judge Vaughn Walker, and lays […]

It what is being characterized as a first “glimpse” of the Minnesota Catholic Bishops plan to fully and properly form the conscience of Catholic voters before the November general elections, Bishop James Quinn of the Diocese of Winona, MN has reached out to his flock through the diocesan newspaper, The Courier, and via a mailer […]

The National Review’s cover story make the case for marriage: true, honest, principled, right. Read the whole article here.

The people know what they want and the message is clear: Marriage can only be between one man and one woman.  Rasmussen’s first post-primary poll shows prolife, pro-marriage candidate Kelly Ayotte taking a strong lead over the Dem Pro-SSM nominee Paul Hodes, 51 percent to 44 percent. Read more.

A new NOM poll released by the Minnesota Family Policy Council shows that gay marriage could be the issue that swings the elections this fall in Minnesota. Here’s the Star Tribune’s story: The Minnesota Family Council said a recent poll commissioned by same-sex marriage opponents shows that Emmer is the choice of 42 percent of likely voters and […]

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has raised the profile of the battle to unseat three Iowa judges by rushing to their defense. O’Connor was appointed by Reagan as the first female supreme court justice but ended up as the moderate swing vote on abortion and related social issues. Her decision to enter the […]

The LA Times, of all places, editorializes: “California’s top public lawyer and its chief executive have an obligation to defend the laws of the state whether they like them or not, and that includes Proposition 8.”  Gov. Schwarzenegger and AG Jerry Brown: Do your job. Defend Prop 8.  Read more.

Over at the Ruth Institute blog, Dr. J points out “the dog that didn’t bark” — glaring omissions in Judge Walker’s Prop 8 ruling that Chuck Cooper nailed him on in the petition for a stay at the 9th Circuit. Sherlock Holmes once famously said, “Watson, I call to your attention the curious fact of […]