Tag Archives: Marshall-Newman Amendment

Yes, Virginia, Marriage is a Fundamental Right

Posted on August 4, 2014 by David

Special op-ed by David Weintraub published in the Purcellville Gazette, August 2 2014. On November 7, 2006, Virginia voters were presented with the choice to add an amendment to our state constitution. This amendment would not only prohibit civil marriage … Continue reading →

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Virginia gets a Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2014 by David

U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen begins her opinion striking down the Marshall-Newman amendment by quoting Mildred Loving: We made a commitment to each other in our love and lives, and now had the legal commitment, called marriage, to … Continue reading →

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More marriage news that will upset Bob Marshall

Posted on February 11, 2014 by David

Update: As expected, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has filed a motion to withdraw the state’s brief in defense of Nevada’s ban on same sex marriage. A statement from Republican Governor Brian Sandoval’s office says “based upon the advice … Continue reading →

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The story behind “children do best with a mom and a dad”

Posted on February 7, 2014 by David

Those wailing over one of the consequences of the recent election, the change in Virginia’s position on the Marshall-Newman amendment, would have us believe that there would be no one else defending it in court. But of course that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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No, they don’t really care about legal authority.

Posted on January 29, 2014 by David

Attorney General Mark Herring gently points out the obvious in an op-ed published in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch: It is completely within the power of the attorney general to refuse to defend in court a law that he has determined to … Continue reading →

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“Bob Marshall is not, and never has been, an attorney.”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by David

I continue to be reminded, sometimes several times in one day, of the comment in which anti-gay and anti-labor activist lawyer James Young informed me that “Bob Marshall is not, and never has been, an attorney.” It explained a lot, … Continue reading →

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Bob Marshall’s marriage meltdown

Posted on January 25, 2014 by David

Bob Marshall has said some dumb things over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard him embarrass himself more than he did yesterday on the Kojo Nnamdi show. Marshall was interviewed for a segment about Attorney General Mark … Continue reading →

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