Author Archives: Lisa Keen
Grassley grills DOJ nominee on paper
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee had nothing to ask openly gay Justice nominee Stuart Delery during his confirmation hearing last month. And the Committee voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate July 11. But ranking minority member
Fallout over Supreme Court decision: New Jersey, other states court fights intensify
After the fireworks surrounding its landmark rulings on two cases involving same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court quietly dispensed with nine other DOMA-related petitions last week, denying their requests for review.
Implementing the Supreme Court endgame: The stark difference between two presidents
The Obama administration’s reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court rulings striking down DOMA and Proposition 8 provides a stark contrast to that of the predecessor administration.
Starkest of contrasts: Bush and Lawrence, Obama and Windsor
The Obama administration’s reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court rulings striking down DOMA and Proposition 8 provides a stark contrast to that of the predecessor administration. The Bush administration took no action to determine to what extent the Lawrence ruling
After the fireworks: Arizona pushed back, New Jersey steps forward
After the fireworks surrounding its landmark rulings on two cases involving same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court quietly dispensed with nine other DOMA-related petitions last week, denying their requests for review. And the high court's decision on DOMA has enabled
SUPREME VICTORY: Stunning victories: DOMA, Prop 8 struck
In a stunning double victory, the U.S. Supreme Court today issued decisions that strike down both Proposition 8 and the key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Supreme Court history: TBA tomorrow
The U.S. Supreme Court is saving the two high-profile marriage case decisions for the last day of its session –Wednesday, June 26. The court released three opinions today, including a blockbuster ruling that a key provision of the Voting
Obama: Two more ambassadors
President Obama on Friday (June 21) nominated two more openly gay men to serve as ambassadors. As was speculated about for weeks in the press, the president nominated his former Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry to serve as
Obama names three more gay ambassadors; nearly doubles Clinton’s LGBT appointments
President Obama this month nominated three openly gay men for posts as ambassadors to Spain, Denmark, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Supreme Court: No decision today
The Supreme Court did not issue its decisions in the marriage cases regarding Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) laws. The two marriage decisions are apparently the most anticipated –at least by the 20,000 to 40,000 visitors
