by Bach Polakowski | Feb 7, 2012 | News
UPDATE II: Analysis is beginning to pour in. For a good, meaty explanation of the legal issues, check out Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSBlog. Another thorough look, including the background, is from Chris Geidner at MetroWeekly. For a conservative take on the ruling, read...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 2, 2012 | News
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed a decision by a trial judge to release the supposedly private recordings of the Prop 8 trial that were put under seal. Here’s what the court said in terms of press freedom in accessing court documents...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 9, 2010 | News
After our very successful convention in San Francisco that brought together journalists from the traditional, LGBT, and citizen press, some questions continue to linger about NLGJA’s position on not-taking-a-position on Proposition 8 in California. That...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 6, 2010 | News
Finishing up our coverage of how the Prop 8 was played, a look at some of this week’s LGBT print media. Bay Area Reporter Washington Blade Philadelphia Gay News Dallas Voice Bay Windows Gay Lesbian Times (San...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 2, 2010 | News
Assuming a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court isn’t successful, the District of Columbia will become the sixth “state” to allow same-sex marriage on Wednesday. One of the most talked-about angles is that D.C. is the first place in the country...