Epiphany for the Political New Year: Donors Should Be Protected From Pro-SSM Intimidation »
Constitutional scholar Hadley Arkes marks the feast of the Epiphany with an epiphany of legal opinion arguing that donor information of traditional marriage groups should be kept confidential because of the intense intimidation tactics used by the radical homosexual lobby.
NOM Reacts to 9th Circuit Ruling »
Today the 9th Circuit issued several rulings, denying standing to Imperial County's deputy clerk, and referring the question of whether Proponents of Prop 8 ("Protect Marriage") have standing to appeal Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling to the California Supreme Court.
Breaking News: 9th Circuit Punts Standing to Calif Supremes »
The three judge panel that heard oral arguments in the Prop 8 case on December 6th has just issued a new ruling on standing ... and it's a punt.
Help NOM Close Out the Year »
Help NOM close out the year with our most ambitious challenge grant ever! There are 5 days left in the $1 Million for Marriage Challenge where your gift of $25, $50 or $500 instantly doubles to $50, $100 or $1,000. The new year promises many opportunities to strengthen and reclaim marriage – but we'll succeed only if you stand with us to start the year off right! Please take the challenge today at www.2010MarriageChallenge.com! Then invite your friends to join you by clicking the “Like” or “Tweet” buttons at the top of the page!
National Organization for Marriage Launches No-H8 Campaign Against Pink T-Shirt Video »
National Organization for Marriage Launches No-H8 Campaign Against Pink T-Shirt Video, Calls on Responsible Same-Sex Marriage Advocates to Reject Donations
"Stop Using Shocking Video With Real Children Promoting Profanity and Hatred to Raise Money for Your Cause!"
-Brian Brown, President of NOM
-Brian Brown, President of NOM
Help Stop Radical SSM Activists Obscenity-Laden Attempt to Corrupt our Children »
Radical activists have released an angry and degrading new video that they are using to garner publicity and raise money for same-sex marriage advocacy. Already watched by nearly 2 million people, the 2-minute video is laced with dozens of angry obscenities, even putting obscene language in the mouths of 8 and 10-year-old kids. Words fail me in trying to describe it . . . it’s vile, sickening and incredibly sad to see the way these children have been exploited for cheap shock value. I find myself thinking – is this the kind of thing they want to teach our children?
Prop 8 Opponents React to NOM’s Prop 8 coverage »
After the Prop 8 oral arguments on December 6th, I told you how Judge Reinhardt had called out Ted Olson and David Boies on their tactical maneuvers designed to prevent Judge Walker’s Prop 8 ruling from ever being reviewed by a higher court – and how Olson and Boies are desperate to keep the Ninth Circuit limited to Judge Walker’s unbelievably biased findings of "fact." That’s one of our important roles here at NOM – making sure you get the full story, and not just the edited version the New York Times wants you to read.
See Maggie Gallagher on CBN News: Even Liberal Judge Reinhardt Sees Boies/Olson Strategy… »
NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher gives fellow proponents of marriage between one man and one woman plenty of reasons to be hopeful that traditional marriage will carry the day, legally speaking; not the least of which is that most liberal judge on the panel, Stephen Reinhardt—whom NOM asked to recuse himself from the case—clearly saw that the Boies/Olson arguments presented amounted to a back door attempt to overturn the will of the people. Watch Maggie's interview:
Dr. J Talks to Prop8 Legal Team Lawyer Austin Nimocks About the Strength of the Pro-Prop8 Argument »
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse--Dr. J--of NOM's Ruth Institute interviews Austin Nimocks--senior legal counsel at the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and member of the Prop8 legal team--about the national implications if Prop8 were overturned and the reasons he believes that the pro-traditional marriage argument will carry the day in court and around the nation. Click the player below to hear Austin's insightful points.
ADF: Taking Away Rights Argument Holds No Water »
One intriguing question in the Perry arguments was whether voters had done something wrong in "taking away" a briefly established scheme of "marriage" for persons engaged in homosexual behavior. To give some context to this line of questioning, the court was focusing on a brief window of approximately four months between the time the California Supreme Court (CSC) imposed same sex "marriage" and the effective date of voter-enacted Proposition 8, an amendment to the state constitution that restored the definition of marriage in California. Since some same-sex couples were allowed to "marry" during this time, the argument claims the mean-spirited voters obviously intended to take away this "right." In other words, the voters knew it existed, didn't like it, and acted accordingly.
Ron Prentice on Prop 8 Arguments »
After the arguments today, Dr. Morse sat down with ProtectMarriage Chairman Ron Prentice to get his reaction. Listen in.
Dr. J: The good news about Judge Reinhardt and Prop8 »
Yes, there is some good news about Judge Stephen Reinhardt being one of the 3 judges drawn at random to hear the Prop 8 case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Some people are worried about this, since he is notoriously liberal. His wife also has significant connections to the case, which some argue should be grounds for recusal.