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27 Apr 2015, 7:38 pm
" In Tuesday's edition of The Boston Globe, Michael Levenson will have an article headlined "Mary Bonauto set to argue gay marriage case before Supreme Court. [read post]
20 Jul 2009, 5:13 am
The first was brought by the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, under the leadership of Mary Bonauto, who has to be one of the ablest and most effective civil rights lawyers in the country today ... [read post]
8 May 2010, 10:39 am by Michael Ginsborg
Representing the plaintiffs, Mary Bonauto advanced three reasons why they are entitled to summary judgment:"1) by singling out only the marriages of same-sex couples, DOMA violates the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution; 2) DOMA represents an unprecedented intrusion of the federal government into marriage law, which for 230 years has been legislated by states; and 3) by denying federal protections to families, DOMA burdens the marriages of same-sex… [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 11:22 am
(For example, Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, told the NY Times that the stronger religious-liberty exemptions were "no big deal. [read post]
28 Apr 2015, 11:29 am by Amy Howe
  Representing the same-sex couples challenging the state bans, Mary Bonauto ran into tough questions from Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Antonin Scalia. [read post]
31 Mar 2015, 8:01 am by Lyle Denniston
After apparently lengthy bargaining, the same-sex marriage side has decided that long-time gay rights advocate Mary L. [read post]
16 May 2009, 5:26 am
"Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, told the NY Times that, far from a "slap in the face to same-sex couples," the broad religious-liberty exemption New Hampshire Governor John Lynch seeks "is not a big deal. [read post]
14 May 2009, 2:23 pm
He evidently found inadequate the New Hampshire legislature's last-minute attempt to strengthen HB436's religious-liberty exemption.05/14/09 NY Times:According to the Times,Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, a legal group in Boston, said Mr. [read post]
22 Sep 2017, 8:00 am
As Civil Rights attorney Mary Bonauto wrote in a recent piece for SCOTUSBlog: Earning a living from the sweat of one’s brow coexists with human creativity, with the passion for cutting hair or cooking food, with designing and sewing clothing – with making something both functional and beautiful. [read post]
7 May 2009, 8:18 am
"They showed real families, in real situations, so instead of a theoretical argument, it was about real people," she said.The recent referendum battles in the state forced more gay people to identify themselves and talk about the issue, said Mary Bonauto, the civil rights project director for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, the Boston-based group that campaigned for the change. [read post]
20 Apr 2015, 1:29 pm by Amy Howe
When the Court convenes on April 28 to hear oral arguments in the challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage, many of the reporters covering the hearing will be at the Court for the first time. [read post]