The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage

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Wow. I'm sort of blown away by the article excerpted below. Ted Olson is an old school conservative, and one of the last people I'd expect to champion a gay rights issue, let alone a crucial case for same-sex marriage. I'm still nervous about the case, given the ramifications of a loss. Still, it's encouraging to see that Olson is serious about this. And it will be slightly entertaining to see how the right wing reacts to this piece.

[Excerpt]

The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage

Together with my good friend and occasional courtroom adversary David Boies, I am attempting to persuade a federal court to invalidate California's Proposition 8—the voter-approved measure that overturned California's constitutional right to marry a person of the same sex. . .

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