AMES — Longtime political consultant and activist Fred Karger, the first official Republican 2012 presidential candidate, admits he’s a long shot. But as Gov. Haley Barbour (R-Miss) bows out of the race because he “doesn’t have the fire in his belly,” Karger insists he does.
After some initial reluctance, U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive vice president for government affairs Bruce Josten agreed to sit down with ABC’s Jake Tapper yesterday and talk about the accusations that Democrats have leveled against the group regarding its receipt of foreign funds and its unwillingness to disclose its More…
Lots of states now employ a system of ballot initiatives, but California’s propositions remain the most visible, often inspiring copycat political action and legislation across the country. In 1978 Proposition 13 lowered property taxes and required a two-thirds majority for the state legislature to raise taxes, presaging a tax revolt More…
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who overturned Proposition 8 by ruling the measure unconstitutional on August 4, refused this afternoon to permanently stay his ruling — but he extended a temporary hold on the issue until August 18. Supporters of the ban on gay marriage will have until that More…
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker decided today that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, thereby striking down Proposition 8 — the California measure narrowly approved by voters in 2008 that bans same-sex marriage.
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan declined today to comment on whether states had the right to determine their own marriage laws, citing the likelihood a case related to that issue would go before the Court in the near future. Her excuse was a veiled reference to the challenge to California’s More…
As closing arguments ended Wednesday in the Northern California District Court trial on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the state’s voter-approved ban of same-sex marriage — a case that’s likely headed to the Supreme Court — the judge in the case wanted to know why defenders of the initiative put More…
The essential part of the California Supreme Court’s analysis in upholding Proposition 8‘s ban on same-sex marriage today is that the court decided that Prop 8 was an “amendment” to the state constitution, rather than a “revision” to the constitution. An amendment, under California law, can More…
Maybe it’s because I’m relatively new to the immigration beat, but I’m consistently surprised at the twists and turns of immigration policy that lead to absurd and shocking results.
Not only are most immigrants in detention centers imprisoned for months or even years despite not having committed a crime, More…
The Mormon church was widely credited with bankrolling the Proposition 8 campaign to ban gay marriage in California last November. But Focus on the Family actually spent considerably more, including a $100,000 check just days before the Colorado Springs-based evangelical group laid off 20 percent of its employees, reports TWI’s More…
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