The issue of standing in the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage cases.

Linda Greenhouse explains the 2 standing problems in a way that is accessible to the general reader. The Windsor case is especially striking...

If DOMA is unconstitutional, what kind of past employee benefits will need to be paid?

Don't assume the effect of a new decision will be only prospective. Consider this report of a ruling by the Judicial Council of the Nin...

2d Circuit Court of Appeals holds the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

This comes in addition to a similar decision from the First Circuit last May. The case was bought by a woman whose wife — wife, under New Yo...

Liberals worry that Chief Justice John Roberts has built up political capital...

... which he will spend next term in what will be conservative decisions on things like affirmative action, voting rights, and same-sex marr...

1st Circuit says Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.

"The appeals court agreed with a lower court judge who ruled in 2010 that the law is unconstitutional because it interferes with the ri...

"If we consider this to be a civil right, and I do, I don’t think civil rights ought to be left up to a state-by-state approach."

"I think we should have a national policy on this." Here comes the pull from the left on same-sex marriage. That's James Clybu...

"Ann -- Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer: I believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry."

Obama emails: I hope you'll take a moment to watch the conversation, consider it, and weigh in yourself on behalf of marriage equality: ...

Lawsuit seeks equal immigration treatment for same-sex couples.

The NYT headline is "Noncitizens Sue Over U.S. Gay Marriage Ban," but both the citizen and the noncitizen are parties to the suit...

Requiring same-sex couples to marry if they want to keep health insurance benefits they've previously enjoyed with domestic partnerships.

This issue arises in the 6 states (plus D.C.) that allow same-sex marriage. On the surface, this appears to put the couples on an even foot...

"The excuse that you're not breaking new gossip you're just helping to spread gossip seems like a pretty lame excuse."

Jack Craver — the Isthmus writer who did that hit piece on me — takes some heat for writing "Oh, and Herb Kohl is long-rumored to be ...

Why King & Spalding backed out of the DOMA case.

TPM reports: Sources with knowledge of the backlash confirm that one of King & Spalding's top clients, Coca Cola, also based in Atla...

Former Solicitor General Paul Clement quits King & Spalding over his defending the Defense of Marriage Act.

He writes: "I resign out of the firmly held belief that a representation should not be abandoned because the client's legal positio...

A liberal blogger confronts Barack Obama about gay rights... with tediously grim results.

I'm going to pick apart the transcript from Obama's big meetup with the liberal bloggers. The "Q" is Joe Sudbay of Americ...

‎"Did I mention I'm fighting against your constitutional rights in court?"

(The quote that is the post title was written by my son Chris as he posted this video on Facebook.)

Hillary says: Don't kill yourself.

I can only imagine the impression this makes on a young, gay person who actually is suicidal. I'm old, heterosexual, and an immense fan ...

"As a policy matter, the President has made clear that he believes DOMA is discriminatory and should be repealed" — but his Administration must continue the fight against gay rights.

The Obama administration will appeal the decision from a district court in Massachusetts that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutiona...

"Clause" not "laws." Transcripts of Thursday's debate get a word wrong in a key spot that seems to be making some ...