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Washington Blade profiles our work to pick up DOMA votes
…the Senate Judiciary Committee publicly came on board in support for DOMA repeal after the Courage Campaign, a progressive California-based grassroots organizing network, pushed the lawmakers to articulate their support. Rick Jacobs, chair of the Courage Campaign, said his organization began eyeing important votes in the committee upon introduction of the Respect for Marriage Act in March. “It was two situations where we had this idea … to have p…
Continue 68 Comments April 27, 2011
DOMA trials: A summary of the Second Circuit’s hearing in Windsor v. USA
…t, but BLAG, the legal group representing the House of Representatives and defending the law, asked the Second Circuit to take up the case. The 3-judge panel who heard oral arguments today was comprised of Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs, a George H.W. Bush appointee, Judge Chester Straub, a Bill Clinton appointee, and Judge Christopher Droney, an appointee of President Barack Obama. First up to argue on behalf of BLAG was Paul Clement, the super-star…
Continue 51 Comments September 27, 2012
Courage’s Rick Jacobs tells Stop SB 48 campaign to stop the lies
….” We know it’s a lie. But the California public doesn’t. And it’s the same playbook that works, which is why we at Courage are especially fired up to do something about it. Today, Courage’s Rick Jacobs sent a letter to Paulo Sibaja with the Stop SB 48 campaign telling him to cut it out. You can find the letter here. We have to educate the public on what the opposition is saying and why it’s false, while at the…
Continue 131 Comments August 23, 2011
