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18 Nov 2013, 6:14 am by Staci Zaretsky
It’d probably be called something like “3,742 Words on Why Mary Bonauto Is the Most Awesome Marriage Equality Lawyer Ever. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 2:11 pm by Andrew Koppelman
But one of the smartest gay rights litigators I know is Mary Bonauto, the counsel in Gill, who won the Baker case in Vermont and the Goodridge case in Massachusetts. [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]
11 Apr 2010, 9:03 am by Timothy P. Flynn
  That case presents a more narrow constitutional challenge to a specific provision of the Defense Against Marriage Act preventing same-sex couples from receiving benefits that other non-gay federal employees receive for their families.Plaintiff's counsel in Gill, Mary Bonauto, prevailed in the Massachusetts case that legalized gay-marriage in that state. [read post]
11 Apr 2010, 8:52 am by Timothy P. Flynn, Esq.
  That case presents a more narrow constitutional challenge to a specific provision of the Defense Against Marriage Act preventing same-sex couples from receiving benefits that other non-gay federal employees receive for their families.Plaintiff's counsel in Gill, Mary Bonauto, prevailed in the Massachusetts case that legalized gay-marriage. [read post]
28 Oct 2009, 8:01 pm
Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (Vote No on 1) debated Brian Souchet with Stand for Marriage Maine (Vote Yes on 1) tonight at an event sponsored by WMTW-TV, the Portland Press Herald, the Kennebec Journal and the Waterville Morning Sentinel. [read post]
21 Oct 2009, 6:03 am
Mary Bonauto, civil rights project director for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, and Marc Mutty, chairman of Stand for Marriage Maine, will debate Question 1, a people's veto attempt of the state's new same-sex marriage law. [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]
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]
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]
12 May 2009, 9:49 am
"05/13/09 updateJennifer Pizer and Mary Bonauto's conversation is now available here.5/12/09 FamilyFairness.org:Family Fairness provides "some highlights of the issues that were discussed. [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]
3 Mar 2009, 5:59 pm
Today, a federal case was filed in federal court in the District of Massachusetts by Mary Bonauto, a civil rights attorney who’s famous for arguing (and winning) the same-sex marriage case in front of the Massachusetts Supreme Court in 2004 and fellow Northeastern Alumni, to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). [read post]