Forcing the Spring: Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality
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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