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4 May 2015, 11:52 am by Marc Climaco
Just days after Olympian Bruce Jenner announced to Diane Sawyer and 17 million viewers that he is a woman, leading gay rights advocate Mary Bonauto argued for marriage equality  at the United States Supreme Court. [read post]
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]