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by Becker, Jo


  National Council of La Raza, 300

  National Institutes of Health, 136

  National Law Journal, 40

  National Organization for Marriage (NOM), 66, 163, 185, 204, 226, 279, 323, 328, 329, 333, 364–65, 378–79, 397

  National Public Radio, 302

  National Review Online, 129, 213

  National Rifle Association, 303

  National Science Foundation, 136

  Natural History Museum, 379

  NBC, 331

  Netherlands, 151–53, 172

  Nevada, 20, 27, 280, 359

  New Hampshire, 60, 164

  New Jersey, 64, 96, 238, 359

  New Jersey Legislature, 244

  New Jersey Supreme Court, 417

  “New Moral Menace to Our Youth” (article), 116–17

  Newsom, Gavin, 19, 42, 53, 103, 173

  Newsweek, 66, 301

  New York, N.Y., 52, 59, 117, 252–54, 305, 379

  gay pride parade in, 260–62, 268–69

  New York Court of Appeals, 255

  New York State, 64, 116, 260–69, 285, 293–94, 297, 316, 326, 354, 362, 366, 370

  New York Times, 46, 129, 131, 148, 187, 213, 298, 313, 319, 345, 374, 385, 417, 421

  Web site of, 313, 319, 345

  Nicolosi, Joseph, 158

  Nielson, Howard, 177–80

  9/11, 14, 25, 185

  Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 52, 68–69, 72–73, 107, 121, 123, 124, 131, 132, 173, 338

  en banc review and, 278–79, 300, 304, 306, 313–14

  High Tech Gays and, 192

  liberalism of, 20, 227, 235–36, 322

  Perry case in, 232–47, 261, 270–77, 280, 300, 304, 306–9, 313–14, 319, 347, 367, 391, 392, 393, 416, 428, 429

  rules on expert testimony in, 203

  stay lifted by, 423–24, 427

  Nix, Kevin, 378

  “No on Prop 8” campaign, 4–5, 165, 166, 209

  Norquist, Grover, 293

  North American Council on Adoptable Children, 134

  North Carolina, 294, 297, 331

  Northern District of California, 271

  Obama, Barack, 10, 19, 88, 207, 214, 265, 307, 319, 326, 372, 398, 415–16

  DOMA and, 89–90, 248–51, 258–59, 284, 286

  in election of 2008, 3–4, 18, 58, 289, 293

  in election of 2012, 257, 272, 284, 288–89, 294, 296, 321, 330–33, 354, 377

  on fathers, 133

  health care system and, 235–36, 256–57

  Hollingsworth v. Perry and, 353–55, 358–59

  same-sex marriage as viewed by, 120–21, 166, 167, 259, 268–69, 284–86, 288–89, 291–301, 303, 326, 331–33, 353, 358

  second inaugural address of, 352–53, 355, 359

  Segura’s views on, 166, 167

  Obama, Malia, 292, 296

  Obama, Michele, 237, 284, 291–93, 295, 296, 358

  Obama, Sasha, 292, 296

  Obama administration, 355

  Obamacare, 235–36, 256–57, 398

  Occupy Wall Street, 379

  Ocean, Frank, 325

  O’Connor, Sandra Day, 40, 234, 411

  Ohio, 262, 264, 331, 352, 364

  Olson, Barbara, 14, 385

  Olson, Lady, 49, 50–51, 85, 122, 146, 221, 331

  Olson, Ted, 7–22, 27, 29–32, 33, 49–56, 59–62, 65, 68–71, 73, 74, 81, 86–92, 101, 103–9, 120–23, 129, 130–31, 140, 148, 149, 182, 189, 192, 200, 211, 212, 214, 262, 293, 298, 315, 316–17, 319, 322, 325, 331, 340–41, 344–48, 357, 359, 360–61, 362, 389, 412

  accusatory and hateful e-mail of, 49

  amicus curiae briefs and, 349–52

  appeals court case and, 231–35, 239–43, 245, 247, 271–77, 307, 313

  appearance of, 11

  Bush v. Gore and, 7–8, 13, 39, 42, 231, 385, 388

  Chad’s e-mail exchanges with, 354–55

  Chad’s first meeting with, 11–17

  Citizens United case and, 167–68

  closing argument of, 215–18

  conservatives and, 8, 12, 14, 16, 22, 31, 49, 185, 355

  conspiracy theories and, 51

  courtroom style of, 400

  Democratic co-counsel selected by, 22, 39–42

  expert witnesses and, 54, 108, 109, 112, 114, 115, 155, 156, 163, 169, 174, 177, 198, 204, 206, 207

  extra judicial protection and, 156, 160

  fifty-state ruling and, 338

  first close-up view of discrimination by, 13

  Hollingsworth decision and, 406–7, 408, 410, 411, 415, 420

  Hollingsworth oral arguments and, 360–61, 366–72, 373, 374, 382, 384, 385–87, 388, 390, 391, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397–98, 399

  Mehlman and, 263, 265

  at Office of Legal Counsel, 13

  at Office of Solicitor General, 8, 13, 42, 315, 349–52, 356

  opening statement of, 78, 82, 84, 86–90, 106

  payment of, 21, 32, 42, 219, 302

  Perry trial as viewed by, 42, 55–56, 141–42

  plaintiff selection and, 22, 35–37

  preparation of, 70, 75–78, 341, 382

  press conference of, 45–46

  at the Reiners’ home, 17–22

  religion as viewed by, 162

  response to Cooper’s cert petition, 340–41

  Sanders’s testimony and, 143–44, 146

  secrecy about, 22

  on Supreme Court’s granting cert, 341

  timing of filing and, 43

  two ways to go outlined by, 19–20

  Walker as viewed by, 45

  Walker’s decision and, 221, 224, 227

  warmth and respect for people of, 8

  West compared with, 249

  Windsor case and, 401, 403, 418, 420

  witnesses of, 103–6

  Olympic Committee, U.S., 44

  O’Malley, Martin, 327, 330, 331

  1man1woman.net, 171–72

  Onion, 242

  Oracle Corporation, 234

  Oregon, 20, 359

  O’Scannlain, Diarmuid, 307, 308, 314

  OutGiving, 27, 294

  Outrage (documentary), 263

  Oxford University, 93

  PACER, 225

  Painter, Richard, 271

  parents, 132–39, 145, 185, 218, 243, 328–29, 376

  adoptive, 31, 44, 93, 215, 240, 364, 365

  foster, 31, 208, 240

  kin altruism and, 204, 206

  single, 152

  Parks, Rosa, 3, 382

  Partnership for New York City, 266–67

  Party of the Right, 328

  Pastors’ Rapid Response Team, 163, 189

  Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garison, 252–53, 255, 345

  PBS (Corporation for Public Broadcasting), 136, 138, 342

  Frontline, 342

  Pediatrics, 215

  pedophilia, 173–74, 186

  Pelosi, Nancy, 120, 201, 400

  Penn, Sean, 23

  People for the American Way, 32

  People magazine, 148, 200, 306

  Peplau, Letitia, 122

  Perkins, Tony, 171–72, 186

  permission structure, 362–63

  Perry, Elliott, 76, 100–101, 104, 200–201, 272, 274, 305, 306, 340, 380, 395, 396, 424, 428, 433

  Perry, Kris, 37, 39, 46, 47, 71, 74–78, 81, 84–85, 100–106, 174, 200–201, 245, 262, 301, 304–7, 339–40, 373, 380, 381, 420

  appellate court case and, 232, 239, 270–74, 304, 307

  cross-examination of, 76

  after Hollingsworth decision, 416

  Hollingsworth decision and, 407, 408, 410–11, 41
4

  marriage of Sandy and, 339, 424–29, 432–34

  mother of, 100, 104, 106, 114, 340

  in People, 148

  Sandy’s family’s view of, 118

  and Supreme Court’s granting cert, 347–48

  testimony of, 100, 103–4, 430

  in Washington, D.C., and the Supreme Court, 373, 380, 381, 383–84, 387–88, 394, 397

  Perry, Spencer, 76–77, 100–101, 102, 104, 106, 200, 201, 272–73, 305, 306, 340, 380, 396–97, 433

  Perry-Stier family, 305

  Perry v. Schwarzenegger, 43–95, 354

  appeal of, 231–47, 261, 270–77, 280

  case management hearings and, 60–63, 70

  cost of, 21, 32, 42, 219, 302

  en banc review and, 278–79, 300, 304, 306–9, 313–14

  July 2 hearing on, 53

  name change of, see Hollingsworth v. Perry

  in Ninth Circuit, 232–47, 261, 270–77, 280, 300, 304, 306–9, 313–14, 319, 347, 367, 416

  press conference announcement of, 45–46, 47

  San Francisco as party to, 56–58, 60, 239

  timing of filing of, 43–44, 45

  Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial, 36, 39, 42, 54–57, 59, 64–78, 81–227, 249, 250, 253, 263, 280, 317–18, 327

  amicus brief and, 56

  animus and, 67–68, 89, 101–2, 122, 144, 147, 184, 187, 188, 232, 316

  broadcasting of, 65, 72, 74, 76, 77, 82, 84, 85–86, 93, 122–23, 130, 131

  closing arguments in, 71, 209, 215–18

  cross-examination in, 69, 71, 75, 76, 97–98, 101, 102–3, 106, 112–14, 119–21, 124, 128–29, 135–37, 139, 141, 146–47, 149, 151–53, 164–67, 169–76, 192–99, 202–9

  depositions in, 93–95, 119, 121, 153, 163, 164, 191, 193, 213

  discovery in, 67–69, 121, 132, 162, 169, 184, 213

  end of, 209–10

  expert witnesses and, 54, 57, 58, 59, 71, 72, 74, 88, 91–93, 108–22, 126–29, 132–39, 142, 149–67, 169–83, 191–200, 202–9, 218, 223, 253, 327

  judge assigned to, 44–45

  opening statements in, 78, 82, 84, 86–92, 94, 96, 106, 133

  outing of Walker and, 212–14

  plaintiff testimony in, 96–100, 103–5

  play about, 261–62, 278–84, 301, 302, 305, 329

  redirect in, 103, 138–39, 140, 146, 162, 180–81

  Tam’s attempt to withdraw from, 66–69, 82, 119, 121, 169

  timing issues in, 139

  video compilation for, 184–90

  Walker’s decision in, 211, 219–27, 232, 233, 234, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 271, 308, 337, 351

  as war of words, 139

  Pew Research Center, 323, 363

  Pfeiffer, Daniel, 25, 284–85, 288, 331–32

  Piepmeier, Sarah, 75–76, 126, 181–83, 225, 243

  video compilation and, 185, 187, 188

  Piers Morgan (TV show), 298

  Pitt, Brad, 278, 279, 283

  Pizer, Jenny, 29, 57

  plaintiffs, 52–53, 55, 68, 73–78, 91–93, 95, 129, 139–40, 148, 151, 170, 179, 187, 189, 217, 290

  appeals court case and, 232, 237, 238–39, 270–74

  civil rights landmarks tour of, 380–82

  press conference and, 45–46, 47

  selection of, 22, 34, 35–39, 41

  after Supreme Court decision, 415–16

  Supreme Court ruling and, 338, 415

  Walker’s decision and, 221, 222, 227

  see also Hollingsworth v. Perry; Katami, Paul; Perry, Kris; Stier, Sandy; Zarrillo, Jeff

  Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc., 242–43

  Plessy v. Ferguson, 344

  Plouffe, David, 289, 291, 294, 353–54

  Podesta, John, 218–19

  police, 145, 146, 220, 253, 323

  political power, 144, 146–47, 160–67, 192–99, 222, 256

  Politico, 377

  polygamy, 91, 107, 109, 113, 172, 173–74, 369

  Portman, Rob, 364, 376–77

  Portman, Will, 364

  Posner, Richard, 179–80

  Powell, Colin, 324

  prayer, 32, 244, 257, 259

  pregnancy, 61, 185

  Prentice, Ron, 99, 132, 134, 136, 170, 171, 187, 189, 190, 386

  considered as witness, 169, 191–92

  privacy, 50, 61, 68, 86, 98, 121, 242, 368

  procreation, 51, 61, 68, 87–88, 90–91, 109, 112, 274, 368, 371, 394

  Project Right Side, 289, 298, 323

  property, 15, 111, 147, 160, 165

  intellectual, 44–45

  Proposition 8, 4–7, 16–22, 35, 36, 38, 302, 305, 307, 308, 313–16, 322–25, 327, 329, 335–38, 344–47, 349–53, 355, 356–57, 359, 360–62, 363, 365, 366–68, 371, 376, 410

  Badgett’s views on, 150–51

  challenge to, 7, 9, 26–29; see also Hollingsworth v. Perry; Perry v. Schwarzenegger; Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial

  Colorado law compared to, 15

  constitutional questions and, 53

  legal injury argument against, 390

  Mormon Church and, 27

  motivation for, 54, 55, 60, 61, 67–68

  Olson wanted for defense of, 12

  preliminary injunction request and, 52

  rational basis test for, 16, 62–63, 67–68, 151, 222, 223

  Proposition 8 case:

  Democratic co-counsel selection for, 22, 39–42

  fund-raising for, 21, 31–33, 219

  plaintiff selection for, 22, 34, 35–39, 41

  see also Hollingsworth v. Perry; Perry v. Schwarzenegger; Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial

  Proposition 22, 194

  ProtectMarriage.com, 55, 67, 99, 132, 162–63, 169, 170–72, 184, 187, 189–90, 191, 213, 302–3, 313, 386

  public opinion, 129, 237

  litigation and, 26

  same-sex marriage and, 21, 26, 31, 64, 316, 323–25, 344

  Public Vows (Cott), 109

  Puerto Rico, 107

  Pugno, Andy, 85, 142, 171, 176, 180, 189, 213

  Quinn, Christine, 261, 266

  race, 59, 161, 180, 224, 262, 323, 342, 352

  see also African Americans

  racial minorities, as suspect class, 16–17

  radio, 171, 302, 327

  rape, 59, 161, 195

  rational basis test, 16, 62–63, 67–68, 93, 132–33, 151, 192, 207, 217–18, 222, 223, 232, 275–76, 350, 370–71

  Stevens’s views on, 314–15

  “with teeth,” 314

  Rauch, Jonathan, 317, 318

  Raum, Brian, 102–3, 105, 140, 146–47

  Reagan, Ronald, 8, 11, 13, 44, 48, 51, 55, 179, 233, 341

  Reagan administration, 350

  Reagan Library, 213

  Redford, Robert, 262

  “red state brief,” 350

  Reed, Ralph, 332

  Reilly, John C., 279

  Reiner, Michele, 5–8, 17, 25, 29, 31, 37, 42, 219, 274, 300, 303, 304–5, 379, 382, 384, 388, 398, 408

  as donor, 32

  at New York gay pride parade, 260–62

  Perry trial and, 85, 89, 92, 95, 107, 221, 222, 225–26

  press conference and, 46

  and Supreme Court’s granting cert, 346

  upbringing of, 6

  Reiner, Rob, 5–10, 17–20, 21, 22, 25, 29–30, 37, 39, 42, 212, 274, 300, 304, 357, 379, 382, 384, 388, 398, 408

  Chad’s move and, 303–4

  8 and, 261, 278, 279, 281

  fund-raising and, 32–33, 219, 300

  at New York gay pride parade, 260–62, 268

  Olson as viewed by, 9

  Perry trial and, 82
, 85, 95, 145–46, 163, 166, 197, 206, 225–26, 227

  press conference and, 46

  and Supreme Court’s granting cert, 346

  upbringing of, 6

  Reiner family, 300, 306, 346, 379, 381, 382

  Reiner Foundation, 6, 357

  Reinhardt, Stephen, 235–36, 242–43, 245–47, 273–76, 278, 313, 322, 340, 391, 416

  en banc decision and, 307–9

  Reitman v. Mulkey, 352

  Rekers, George, 215

  religion, 32, 35, 51, 90, 94, 113, 156, 162–64, 167, 178, 197, 223, 261, 264, 287, 296, 297, 305, 323, 332

  divisions in, 324

  video compilation and, 185–87

  religious right, 12, 158, 167

  Republican in Name Only (RINO), 12

  Republican National Committee (RNC), 262, 266, 377

  Republicans, Republican Party, 4, 9, 12, 31, 70, 120, 121, 130, 213, 214, 219–20, 280, 315, 363, 379

  campaign finance and, 168

  in election of 2012, 272, 277, 289–90, 294, 297, 298, 321, 329, 331

  in New York State, 260, 262–68

  same-sex marriage and, 290, 293, 294, 298, 323, 326, 329, 350–51, 364, 376–77

  Sanders and, 144, 145, 147

  Walker and, 44, 47

  Respect for Marriage Coalition, 362

  Rhode Island, 346, 359

  same-sex marriage in, 409

  Ridge, Tom, 350

  Riel, Elizabeth, 378, 380–81

  rights, 352

  Kluwe’s views on, 324–25

  values vs., 290–91

  withdrawing of, 274

  Ripston, Ramona, 29, 236

  Rivera, Manny, 378

  Robb, Yusef, 65–66, 106, 130, 144, 147, 148, 163, 167, 168, 193, 205, 237

  Roberts, Jack, 365

  Roberts, John, 30, 67, 231, 233, 256, 335, 341–42, 365, 366, 380, 406–7, 408, 410, 411

  Hollingsworth decision of, 414–15, 418, 419, 420, 421–22

  in Hollingsworth oral arguments, 389, 393

  lesbian cousin of, 380

  Obamacare vote of, 398

  “second best” family of, 365

  Windsor case and, 401, 403, 404, 411–13

  Windsor dissent of, 421

  Roberts, Josie, 365

  Roberts, Robin, 295, 296

  Roe v. Wade, 21, 90, 325, 343, 374, 392, 421

  Romer v. Evans, 15, 20, 40, 54, 56, 67, 92–93, 117, 191, 243, 274, 308, 313, 316, 344, 351, 371, 418

  Romney, Mitt, 31, 277, 297–98, 323, 331, 332, 333, 350–51, 364, 377

  Roosevelt, Eleanor, 100

  Rosen, Hilary, 250, 280, 327–28, 362–63, 364, 365, 372, 374–75, 380, 394, 405

  Hollingsworth and, 362–65, 374–75, 380

  Rosenbaum, Mark, 29, 30

 

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