Editorial: Broun test on gay marriage ban falls apart
Given the numbers, it's clear Congressman Paul Broun's new bid to pursue a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage is nothing more than a political ploy aimed at his conservative base.
Family Research Council Urges the First Circuit to Defend Marriage
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard oral arguments today in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management and Massachusetts v. United States.
Is public opinion on gay marriage ahead of justices?
Courts almost never are at the vanguard of social change. In general, they have required sweeping cultural shifts such as school desegregation only when it was clear that a substantial percentage of Americans supported them. So what does this portend for same-sex marriage litigation, which is likely to end up before the Supreme Court eventually, especially in light of recent federal court rulings in Boston and San Francisco in favor of same-sex marriage?
