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Maine voters nix gay marriage

November 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm

With a 53 pecent majority, Maine voters rejected that state’s new gay-marriage law, meaning same-sex marriage has lost in all 31 states in which it has been put to a popular vote.  Law Professor Robert Volk, an authority on the law and sexual minorities and advisor to the Law School’s LGBT student group, called the vote [...]

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D.C. considers gay marriage

October 6, 2009 at 11:06 am

The D.C. Council is considering a bill to legalize gay marriages in the District of Columbia.  The question is, will Congress block it?  School of Law Professor Linda McClain, an authority on the same-sex marriage national debate, says the answer revolves around whether conservatives will expend their political capital on this symbolic issue.
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White House targets DOMA

August 17, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Even as government lawyers keep defending the law, the Obama administration today filed court papers claiming the federal Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against gays and the law should be repealed.  School of Law Professor Linda McClain, an authority on family law and gay rights, can talk about where this may be headed.
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California high court ruling on same-sex marriages

May 26, 2009 at 9:17 am

California’s Supreme Court today upheld last November’s state’s Proposition 8 decision by voters that overturned the high court’s earlier ruling legalizing same-sex marriages.  School of Law Professor Linda McClain, an authority on family law and policy, can comment on the legal ramifications of today’s decision.
“Perhaps this, in combination with the economic problems California faces, may spur [...]

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New York same-sex marriage bill

April 16, 2009 at 10:54 am

With New York Governor Paterson introducing a same-sex marriage bill before that state’s legislature, Law Professor Linda McClain, an authority on family law and policy, says New York lawmakers may be pressured by other states moving quickly on this front.
“Is this peer pressure likely to have an effect ?  Now that other lawmaking bodies are considering [...]

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