marriage equality Archives

BASF Board Joins As Amicus Curiae in Utah and Oklahoma Marriage Equality Cases

The Board of Directors of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) voted to join with the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF) and seventeen other bar associations and nonprofit organizations in submitting an amicus curiae brief to the…

Federal Judge Invalidates Oklahoma Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

On January 14, 2014, a federal judge in Tulsa ruled that a voter-approved 2004 constitutional ban on recognition of same-sex marriage in Oklahoma “must give way to individual constitutional rights.” In a 68 page ruling , U.S. District Judge Terrence…

Obama Administration Recognizes Utah Same-Sex Marriages Under Federal Law

The Obama Administration announced Friday that the federal government will recognize approximately 1,360 same-sex marriages performed in Utah since December 2013, despite the state’s refusal to acknowledge these marriages. On January 6, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed U.S. District…

Trapped in Marriage: Potential Pitfalls of Same-Sex Marriages in Non-Recognition States

When they decided to end their marriage, Mississippi residents Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham and Dana Ann Melancon faced an unusual hurdle: the court refused to grant them a divorce. The couple had traveled to California to marry in 2008. In June…

Today On C-SPAN: BASF’s ‘Marriage in America: Life after Windsor and Perry’ panel discussion

UPDATE: A video of the broadcast is now available online: www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314035-1 Tune in to C-SPAN today for a broadcast of BASF’s panel discussion on marriage in America. The July 17 event by BASF’s LGBT Equality Committee featured an exciting discussion about…

BASF Because…

Amy Todd-Gher Valdez Todd & Doyle LLP www.vtdlaw.com Law School: University of Virginia School of Law Area of Practice: Employment litigation and counseling Fun Fact: I left one of my favorite jobs, as senior staff attorney with the National Center…

BASF Applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for Striking Down California’s Proposition 8

BASF applauds the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June 26 dismissing Hollingsworth v. Perry, which leaves intact the District Court ruling striking down California’s 2008 voter-approved Proposition 8 and opens the door to the resumption of same-sex marriages in the…

Victory for Marriage Equality!

The Bar Association of San Francisco Applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for Striking Down California’s Proposition 8 BASF joined amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals June 26, 2013 – San Francisco, California…

Marriage Equality Matters Because…[VIDEO]

Leaders in the San Francisco legal community voice their opinions on why marriage equality matters to them. Watch the video below or click here to watch it on Vimeo: BASF: Marriage Equality Matters Because from Bar Association of San Francisco…

A Peek Behind BASF's Marriage Equality Video

BASF is gearing up for the Proposition 8 and Defense of Marriage Act opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court. President Chris Kearney is taping a video with multiple endings! Stay tuned for BASF’s Marriage Equality video release following the U.S. Supreme…

Marriage In America Panel Discussion & LGBT Reception

The Bar Association of San Francisco, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, and Horizons Foundation cordially invite you to attend: Marriage In America: Life After Windsor and Perry Join BASF’s LGBT Equality Committee for an exciting panel discussion to discuss…