WA: Is State’s Referendum 71 Supreme Court Brief Poorly Written?
On Wednesday, the proponents of Referendum 71 ( the unsuccessful effort to repeal last year’s everything but marriage domestic partnership law) will face off against the State of Washington in the...
View ArticleJustices Seem to Lean Toward Openness in Referendum 71 Signature Case
The Doe v. Reed transcript is out, and consensus is that the hearing went well for open government proponents. Attorney General Rob McKenna and Secretary of State Sam Reed emerged from the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleSupreme Court Referendum 71 Case to Have Nationwide Impact
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in a case that will decide whether voter petitions are a public or private document. The case stems from a battle in Washington over petitions for...
View ArticleAnalysis of the Supreme Court Decision on Petition Signer Disclosure
In a ruling hailed by gay activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 upheld a law that requires public disclosure of the names of people who signed a petition to put an anti-gay referendum on the...
View ArticleWA: Anti Gay Marriage Groups Go to Court Over R71 Signatures… Again
Opponents of the state’s expanded domestic partnership law are going back to court to try to block the release of names of people who wanted the law overturned. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...
View ArticleWA: Hearing Today on Release of Referendum 71 Petition Signatures
Opponents of the state’s expanded domestic partnerships for gay couples are heading back to federal court, hoping to block the release of signed referendum petitions. U.S. District Judge Benjamin...
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WA: Fight Continues Over Release of Petition Signers’ Names
He’s known in federal-court documents as John Doe #2, a former youth pastor and unabashed opponent of gay marriage who two years ago signed a petition to put benefits for same-sex couples up to a...
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WA: Referendum 71 Vote Explains Some Legislators’ Votes on Marriage Equality
To understand the no vote cast on same-sex marriage by state Rep. Steve Kirby, a Tacoma lawmaker who usually sides with his fellow Democrats, look at how the people in his district voted in 2009 on the...
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WA: Referendum 71 Donor Information Now Available Online
Dominic Holden reports at Slog: After years in federal courts and months of transcription, WhoSigned.Org went live this afternoon with a searchable database that includes the names and addresses of...
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WA: One Man Contacting Referendum 71 Signers to Open Dialogue About Marriage...
Opponents of equality are currently collecting signatures in an attempt to challenge Washington state’s new marriage equality law at the ballot through Referendum 74. But Washington conservatives have...
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