VA: New GOP Attorney General Tries to Scrap Gay Protections at Universities
Virginia’s public colleges and universities do not have the legal authority to protect gays against discrimination, the state’s attorney general has ruled. In a letter to the presidents and governing...
View ArticleVirginia: AG Fires Law Firm That Dropped DOMA Defense Case
Virginia’s Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, says he has terminated that states relationship with King & Spalding, the Atlanta law firm that suddenly dropped the U.S. House of Representatives...
View ArticleVirginia, USA: AG Ken Cuccinelli to Speak at Anti Marriage Equality Rally Friday
The Washington Blade has learned Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is scheduled to speak at a rally against same-sex marriage at a Manassas church on Friday. “He will be addressing the summit at...
View ArticleUSA, Virginia: Gay Couple Sues for Marriage Equality; Cuccinelli Affirms...
A couple new stories out of the Old Dominion today. First off, a gay couple is suing the state for marriage equality. Towleroad.com reports: After being denied a marriage license earlier this month, a...
View ArticleUSA, Virginia: Supreme Court Won’t Put Stay on Sodomy Law Ruling
Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate ken Cuccinelli’s attempt to keep the state’s illegal sodomy law took another blow yesterday. The Washington Blade reports: U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday...
View ArticleUSA, Virginia: Gubernatorial Candidates Debate Marriage Equality
At their debate last night, Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli debated marriage equality among other things. The Washington Blade reports: “I do have some tremendous challenges because of the issues of...
View ArticleUSA, Virginia: AG Cuccinelli Files Brief in Marriage Equality Case
The state of Virginia just filed its first legal brief in the marriage equality lawsuit there. It follows familiar right-wing dogma about marriage. Think Progress reports: Attorney General and...
View ArticleUSA, Virginia: US Supreme Court Will Not Hear Case to preserve Sodomy Law
Some late breaking news here – the US Supreme Court has just turned down Ken Cuccinelli’s attempt to preserve the state’s law against “sodomy”. Joe.My.God reports: The US Supreme Court today refused to...
View ArticleUSA, Virginia: 56% of Likely Voters Oppose Marriage Equality Ban
A new poll finds that a majority of Virginia voters are opposed to the ban on same-sex marriage. WTOP reports: The poll finds that 56 percent of likely voters questioned oppose the ban on same sex...
View ArticleUSA, Virginia: Sore Loser Ken Cuccinelli Issued Anti-Gay Marriage Opinion in...
Taking one final stab at the LGBT community before leaving office, Virginia gubernatorial loser Ken Cuccinelli issued a pair of nonbonding opinions against marriage equality, benefits for gays, and...
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