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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.

WATCH: Ted Olson Schools Tony Perkins on Constitution

We have a Constitution override the will of the people when it discriminates, lawyer Olson tells the antigay activist.

WATCH: Ted Olson Takes on Tony Perkins on 'Evil' Marriage Equality

Antigay leader Tony Perkins calls same-sex marriage the 'evil bidding' of courts; Ted Olson counters as a strong voice for equality.

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.

WATCH: Pundits Compare Alabama to 1960s Selma

Is hate-fueled history repeating itself in the Cotton State?

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. 

Republican Makes Big Donation to Maryland Marriage Campaign

Proposition 8 attorney and former Solicitor General Ted Olson said the "partisan veil" on marriage equality has been removed.

Prop. 8 Legal Team Sets Sights on Va. Marriage Ban

Ted Olson and David Boies, the bipartisan legal team that successfully argued against California's Proposition 8 at the Supreme Court, have signed on to a federal challenge to Virginia's ban on marriage equality.

Top Attorneys No Civil Unions for NY

New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman and American Foundation for Equal Rights attorney Ted Olson joined forces for an op-ed in which they dismissed chatter about a civil unions 'compromise' for the state.

Can Prop 8 Backers Defend Law in Court

The California Supreme Court heard arguments today that could have far- reaching implications not only for same-sex marriage in California but also for future ballot initiatives like Proposition 8.

Prop 8 Attorneys Boies Olson Team To Get Bully Rating Changed

Prop. 8 Attorneys Boies, Olson Team to Get Rating Changed

Federal Prop. 8: LGBT Groups Respond

Last week, political strategist Chad Griffin said a move by three LGBT groups to intervene in his group's efforts to overturn Prop. 8 at the federal level would "undermine" the case. Now the leader of one of those groups says the accusation is "baffling."

Because Love Won: Group That Defeated Prop. 8 Is Done

The American Foundation for Equal Rights, the lead group that fought to overturn California's Proposition 8, has announced that it's closing down following the marriage equality victory at the Supreme Court.

5 Big Takeaways From Inside High Court's Prop. 8 Hearing

From inside the Supreme Court chamber, reporter Kerry Eleveld assembled this list of what LGBT Americans need to know about what was said.