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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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.
OCTOBER 12, 2014
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
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.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
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
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.
OCTOBER 15, 2012
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.
MAY 17, 2011
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.
AUGUST 4, 2015
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.
MARCH 26, 2013
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.
JANUARY 19, 2015
WATCH: Pundits Compare Alabama to 1960s Selma
Is hate-fueled history repeating itself in the Cotton State?
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
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.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
Prop 8 Attorneys Boies Olson Team To Get Bully Rating Changed
Prop. 8 Attorneys Boies, Olson Team to Get Rating Changed
MARCH 22, 2012
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."
JULY 14, 2009