If anyone could prevail in this case, Olson could. So gay rights groups must be thrilled that he’s thrown his significant legal weight and conservative bona fides behind their cause, right? But they’re not—not at all. Full Story »
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Excellent story. Although it comes off as slightly partisan -- it's Mother Jones, after all -- this is a fair and thorough assessment of Olson's motives in bringing Proposition 8 to the Supreme Court.
I'm still not quite sure whether this will help or hurt the movement to overturn Prop 8. But this article helped clarify some things for me. I'm ... More »
When the lawsuit was announced Wednesday, some at the press conference raised these concerns and asked whether the lawsuit might be premature, a question that prompted one ... More »
I thought this was an odd piece with at least two major flaws: 1) The co-counsel, David Boies, is mentioned in passing, but we don't get background on who his is. 2) the consequences of losing in the Supreme Court aren't explained.
Most people fail to realize that for the last century or so we have had a duel marriage in the hetero community, the marriage in the church is not ... More »
I find this article to be like many I read today; in an attempt to be even-handed, they need to make a case for hard to believe theories on what is going on today. Yes, it is extremely odd that Ted Olson would try to be the public legal face of gay rights. But there is no hard evidence offered. Ted Olson may have the wrong motives, but this article doesn't make the case for it. Still, an extremely interesting article.
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