Adversarial legal system or not? Undermining the judiciary through rigged...
For courts to proceed with litigation and appeals all the way to a final decision under such a lack of a robust adversarial process undermines the legitimacy of the final decision and of the judiciary...
View ArticleMarriage Law Digest Online
The December 2008 Marriage Law Digest is now available online. It is published by the Marriage Law Foundation and the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy. This issue covers the following: 1) VAN...
View ArticleNM: Domestic partnerships battle resumes; clears 1st hurdle
Carlsbad Current-Argus: Unmarried couples would get the same rights and privileges as their married counterparts under a bill recommended Wednesday by a Senate Committee.The Senate Public Affairs...
View ArticleJanuary 2009 Marriage Law Digest Online
The January 2009 Marriage Law Digest published by the Marriage Law Foundation and Institute for Marriage and Public Policy is now online.
View ArticleLesbian Couple Seeking Divorce In New Jersey
AP: “A judge is expected to rule Friday on whether a lesbian couple legally married in Canada can be divorced in New Jersey. The state attorney general’s office opposes the request, which is the first...
View Article“Poll finds Mainers split on same-sex marriage issue”
Bangor Daily News: "Two conservative attorneys, William C. Duncan, director of the Marriage Law Foundation in Lehi, Utah, and Austin R. Nimocks, senior legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund,...
View ArticleThe Olson/Boies Challenge to California’s Proposition 8: A High-Risk Effort
John W. Dean writes at Findlaw: "It would be wonderful if Olson and Boies were to succeed. It will be a disaster if they fail. While they will go on to their next big case, untold thousands in the LGBT...
View ArticleAlaska: Revised Sexual Orientation Ordinance
KTVA.com: "The city is revising its gay rights proposal and clarifying what it would mean if the assembly decides to pass it. The controversial ordinance looks to add sexual orientation to the city's...
View ArticleMarriage Law Digest July 2009 Now Online
The July 2009 Marriage Law Digest, edited by Bill Duncan of the Marriage Law Foundation, is now available online at http://www.marriagedebate.com. This month's topics include: WISCONSIN V. PRYES, 2009...
View ArticleAugust 2009 Marriage Law Digest Online
The August 2009 Marriage Law Digest, edited by Bill Duncan of the Marriage Law Foundation, is now available online at http://www.marriagedebate.com. This month's topics include: BOSEMAN V. JARELL, No....
View Article“What If Joey Has Two Daddies?”?
William C. Duncan writes at the Ruth Institute Blog: "A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued an opinion ordering the State of Louisiana to issue an...
View ArticleWilliam Duncan: Same-sex marriage: The tortuous road to the Supreme Court
SCOTUSblog: The Marriage Law Foundation’s William Duncan describes obstacles to U.S. Supreme Court review of the constitutional claim for same-sex marriage and explores the implications of the way...
View ArticleStriking down DOMA a ‘results-driven, outcome-oriented decision,’ critics say
LifeSiteNews: Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Dale Schowengerdt said the “federal government had the authority to step in against polygamy at one time in our nation’s history, and it has the...
View ArticleFederal Courts Rushing To Declare Doma Unconstitutional | The New American
The New American: The ADF’s Dale Schowengerdt argued that Wilken’s reasoning was outrageous. “To say that a law that was passed overwhelmingly by Congress is the product of animus is — I don’t know how...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage symposium: Time for an answer – does the Constitution...
William Duncan at the SCOTUS Blog: The following contribution to our same-sex marriage symposium comes from William C. Duncan. Mr. Duncan is director of the Marriage Law Foundation and filed an amicus...
View ArticleCommentary on marriage grants: Opportunity for the Court to right some wrongs...
William Duncan at the SCOTUS Blog: Now that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeals of one of the decisions striking down DOMA and the Proposition 8 case, the Court’s focus should turn to...
View ArticleJudge Softens Utah’s Anti-Polygamy Law To Mixed Reactions | NPR
NPR: Bill Duncan, director of the Marriage Law Foundation and a conservative legal scholar who opposes legalizing polygamy, says the increasing acceptance of same-sex marriage played a role in the...
View ArticleUtah AG Sean Reyes takes oath, poised to appeal marriage ruling
Deseret News: Just moments after being sworn in Monday, Attorney General Sean Reyes told reporters the state is ready to file a request with the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay in the federal court...
View ArticleUtah Federal Judge Takes Wrecking Ball to Marriage Laws | MO FPC
MO Family Policy Council: Bryan Babione, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, urged Utah state officials to vigorously defend the constitutional prerogatives of Utah residents. "The...
View Article10th Circuit sets ‘expedited’ schedule for appeal of Amendment 3
Deseret News: The state is to file its opening brief by Jan. 27. The response brief from attorneys for gay couple Derek Kitchen and Moudi Sbeity, and lesbian couples Laurie Wood and Kody Partridge, and...
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