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Gay Supreme Court victory in Washington State

logointern3 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:54:11 +0000

The U.S.Supreme Court today upheld a law that requires public disclosure of the names of people who signed a petition to put an anti-gay referendum on the ballot in Washington State.

The 8(...)

Neff: Public petitions, private signatures

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:26:17 +0000

The petition is circulated in public among the public.

The petition signers — presumably — are registered with a public entity, the secretary of state’s office, to vote.

The goal is a very(...)

Supreme Court skeptical on keeping anti-gay petitioner IDs private

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:19:41 +0000

(Washington) Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday about keeping secret the names of people who signed a petition to repeal Washington state’s gay rights law, suggesting citizens(...)

Supreme Court hears dispute on anti-gay petition names

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:20:26 +0000

(Washington) Gay rights opponents are asking the Supreme Court to protect the anonymity of the signers of a petition that sought a vote to overturn Washington state’s domestic partnership(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Supreme Court case pits gay activists v. free speech

ERubySachs — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:43:03 +0000

There is a very important case arriving in the Supreme Court tomorrow. Referendum 71 was a ballot initiative in Washington attempting to undo domestic partnership privileges for same-sex(...)

Judge shields signatures in gay rights referendum

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:54:08 +0000

(Olympia, Wash.) A federal judge on Thursday ordered the state of Washington to keep shielding the identities of people who signed petitions to force a vote on expanded benefits for gay(...)

Fate of Maine gay marriage law in hands of voters

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:10:25 +0000

(Augusta, Maine) The governor of Maine has signed a formal proclamation putting the state’s gay marriage law up for a vote in November.

Gov. John Baldacci signed the measure Wednesday after(...)

Gay partnership foes want names private

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:29:00 +0000

Sponsors of a campaign to overturn Washington state's domestic partnership law have asked the state's Public Disclosure Commission to keep the names of their donors secret because they say the supporters have received threats.