Politics
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Ninth Circuit Puts Stay on DADT Injunction Back In Effect, But Continues Bar on Discharges
In an order filed by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the court has kept in place the...
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This Is Done, Take Two: DADT Repeal Certification
On Dec. 22, 2010, President Barack Obama looked up after signing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act into law and told the audience assembled,...
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Maryland Governor Says Marriage Equality Bill Will Be an “Administration Priority” in 2012
[Photo: Maryland out gay Sen. Rich Madaleno (D-Montgomery) speaks at a news conference on July 22, 2011, in which Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) announced his...
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Roger Stone Joining GOProud’s Advisory Board
Republican political operative Roger Stone — known primarily for his work on opposition research and negative ads — is joining the advisory board of GOProud,...
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Military Ready for DADT Repeal Certification, But Log Cabin Pushes Forward With Court Challenge
Pentagon officials told Metro Weekly this evening that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were...
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WSJ, NBC Report That Pentagon DADT Certification Is Coming Friday
Both the Wall Street Journal and NBC News are reporting this evening that top Pentagon officials — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen,...
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Catching Up With “Team Artis” After Senate Hearing About DOMA
[Photos: The Artis family after the July 20, 2011, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the Defense...
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Obama to Name Fourth Out LGBT Judicial Nominee
Politico’s Abby Phillip reports this afternoon — and the White House confirmed — that the President Barack Obama is planning on nominating Michael Fitzgerald, an...
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Senate Considers the Respect for Marriage Act, Bill to Repeal DOMA
[Photo: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) confers with Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) before a committee hearing into the Respect for Marriage Act, a...
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BREAKING: Obama Endorses DOMA Repeal Bill, Respect for Marriage Act, Spokesman Says
White House press secretary Jay Carney announced today that President Barack Obama supports the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the Defense of...
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Edith Windsor’s Lawyers Slam BLAG’s “Failure to Respond” in DOMA Challenge
In a letter filed on July 18 with the magistrate judge overseeing the discovery — or evidentiary — portion of Edith Windsor’s ACLU-led challenge to...
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DOJ Argues to Keep DADT Repeal In Executive Branch’s Control, Out of the Courts
The government this evening continued its attempt to keep the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the hands of the executive branch,...
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Oetken Approved By U.S. Senate, Is First Out Gay Man OK’ed for Federal Judgeship
Today, in a 80-13 vote completed at a little past 6:10 p.m., the Senate approved the nomination of out gay attorney J. Paul Oetken to...
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Panel Set for July 20 Senate Hearing into Respect for Marriage Act
In advance of this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on the Respect for...
