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Chris Geidner has a new column up at FindLaw. In it he takes law professors Arthur Miller, Andrew Koppelman, and Laurence Tribe to task for saying they believe the Goodridge decision might allow for a civil union bill in place of marriage. I was especially interested in this column as (1) I enjoy Chris's posts at his own blog and En Banc, (2) I ( Read more... )

Anyone who has read this journal knows that I strongly support same-sex marriage as good public policy. I also believe the Massachusetts SJC was correct in declaring the sex-based requirements for a marriage license in that commonwealth were unconstitutional. I especially agreed with Justice Greaney's concurring opinion in the case. Yesterday ( Read more... )

Perhaps we should have a constitutional amendment to forbid Neil Bush from ever marrying again.

Kathryn Jean Lopez (scroll down) thinks it's unfair that Harvey Fierstein brings up the name of Father Mychal Judge a gay fire department chaplain who lost his life trying to save others on 9/11. In fact she said it was nasty to bring up his name. I mean how dare someone actually remind people that gay people can also be heroes. It makes it so ( Read more... )

Maggie Gallagher has a column on why she would support--for political reasons--a Federal Marriage Amendment that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, but that also allowed for civil unions--which she opposes. It's an interesting article, and I agree with much of what she says, but I must take exception to a few points.
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There's been some talk that the Mass SJC decision will increase the chances of passage of the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) (see for example this post by Eugene Volokh). I don't think such an amendment is likely, though. First of all, while a majority of the nation is opposed to legal marriage for gays, that opposition does not necessarily ( Read more... )

If you're wondering what the effects of the Massachusetts decision will be it is helpful to read the following FAQ's.

First we have a FAQ from The Human Rights Campaign. They are a national organization working for equal rights for gays. They will play a key role in lobbying against the Federal Marriage Amendment. Interestingly, their new ( Read more... )

There seems to be a lot of confusion around the remedy the Mass SJC ordered. The court wrote ( that civil marriage is between two persons and that the
final judgment should be delayed 180 days to permit the Legislature to take such action as it may deem appropriate in light of this opinion )