I regret that, for at least several weeks, I will lack time to update this site on a regular basis. I face two challenges. First, I expect to publish an article on a subject I have been thinking about for
Michael Ginsborg
Michael Ginsborg is an individual contributor who maintains a blog focused on legal issues, particularly those related to LGBT rights, marriage equality, and related litigation. The blog covers developments in same-sex marriage laws, challenges to discriminatory statutes, and court cases involving constitutional rights and family law. It also discusses religious liberty exemptions and their impact on marriage equality. The content includes legal news summaries, case analyses, and commentary on advocacy efforts and legislative changes. The blog reflects ongoing legal debates and court proceedings affecting LGBT individuals and families, with attention to both state and federal legal contexts.
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Domestic partnershipsOn May 13th, “the Minnesota Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill amending the state’s end of life statutes to add domestic partners to the list of individuals who may purse a wrongful death claim and who may make decisions about…
Minnesota DOMA challenged: Benson v. Alverson
Recent legal news and commentary
Lewis v. Harris IIGarden State Equality and five other organizations have filed an amicus brief in Lewis v. Harris II to document the nature and extent of harm children suffer because their same-sex parents cannot marry. They also maintain that…
Prop. 8 proponents alleged to use latest discovery dispute in Perry case to try to distance themselves from anti-gay prejudice
Plaintiffs’ opposition to Prop. 8 proponents’ and Dr. “William” Tam’s motions for reconsideration to strike, Perry v. Schwarzenneger, No. 09-cv-2292 (N.D.Cal. May 6, 2010)Plaintiff-intervenor City and County of San Francisco’s opposition to Prop. 8 proponents’ and Dr. Tam’s…
Update on DOMA challenge in Bishop v. USA: the Alliance Defense Fund joins the defense
Bishop v. USA, No. 04-cv-00848 (N.D.Ok.)Plainitffs’ objection to motions for pro hac vice admission of ADF attorneys, filed 03/23/10Reply to plaintiffs’ objection to motions for pro hac vice admission of ADF attorneys, filed 03/23/10I could…
May 6th hearing on the motion for summary judgment in Gill v. OPM
Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management, No. 1:09-cv-10309-JLT, (U.S.Dist.Ct., D. Mass.) (case documents)On May 6th, Massachusetts District Court Judge Joseph L. Tauro heard oral argument on a motion for summary judgment by plaintiffs seeking to…
Revisiting what Prop. 8 proponents want to exclude from evidence in the Perry case, and why
I have yet to catch up with today’s news about oral argument in Gill v. OPM, a case I consider no less groundbreaking than Perry (and more likely to succeed.) I ask your forbearance as I revisit a question about…
Oral argument yesterday in D.C. appellate court case on ballot initiative to overturn marriage equality law
Jackson v. District of Columbia Bd. of Elections, Civ. No. 2009 CA 008613 B, slip.op. (D. C. Super., Jan. 14, 2010), petition for cert., Jan. 15, 2010, No. 10-CV-20 (D.C. Ct. App.)The Alliance Defense Fund offers the public an…