Ted Olson, the conservative attorney who fought for marriage equality, is dead at 84
Olson took on marriage equality as a principle of conservatism, he said.
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
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75 Prominent Republicans: Marriage Is Constitutional Right
Dozens of prominent Republicans including Meg Whitman, Jon Huntsman, Christine Todd Whitman, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen support marriage equality.
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
How Sandra Day O'Connor Was a Friend to LGBTQ+ People on the Supreme Court
The justice, who was the first woman to be on the court, was often the swing vote when it came to social issues argued before the court. She died Friday at 93.
DECEMBER 1, 2023
5 mistakes Harris needs to avoid that Gore made debating Bush
Al Gore was the last sitting vice president to run for president, and his debate against George W. Bush was full of sighs and lockboxes and lessons for Harris, writes John Casey.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
A (Federal) Case for Marriage
As an all-star legal team mounts an ambitious federal challenge to California's Proposition 8, the future of national marriage equality weighs heavily on its shoulders.
JULY 6, 2009
John Paul Stevens Leaves Legacy of LGBTQ Rights Advocacy
Stevens, who died Tuesday, was a reliable champion of LGBTQ equality on the Supreme Court.
JULY 17, 2019
How Conservative Lawyer Ted Olson Joined Prop. 8 Fight
In their new book recounting their experience fighting Proposition 8, Ted Olson and David Boies, two polar opposite attorneys, explain how they even got paired up to begin with.
JUNE 20, 2014
Revolutionary SCOTUS Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died
The death of this civil rights champion is a devastating blow.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Anti-Prop. 8 Attorney Ted Olson Turns Down Chance to Join Trump's Legal Team
The conservative lawyer who won the case against Prop. 8 won't defend Trump in Russia investigation.
MARCH 21, 2018
WATCH: Colbert Laments, 'Gay People Are Winning the War'
Fake conservative host Stephen Colbert conducts a hilarious and compelling interview with Republican lawyer Theodore Olson and Democratic lawyer David Boies, who joined forces to strike down California's Proposition 8.
JUNE 18, 2014
Virginia's Attorney General Joins Fight Against Marriage Ban
Not only will Attorney General Mark Herring not defend the ban, he's joined the plaintiffs who are suing to overturn the law.
JANUARY 23, 2014
Legal Experts Outraged by Federal Prop. 8 Case
Attorneys responsible for a new federal challenge to Prop. 8 rebuffed apprehension from LGBT legal organizations, which contend that such a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could have disastrous consequences.
MAY 27, 2009
Trump's Nominees for the Courts Are Horrifying and Dangerous
Several of his nominees, if confirmed, could mean justice denied for LGBT people and other vulnerable groups.
JULY 28, 2017
Attorneys Make Final Case in Prop 8 Trial
Judge Vaughn Walker did not rule from the bench, but is expected to issue his decision soon.
JUNE 17, 2010