A few simple questions marriage equality opponents should ask themselves
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Robert Mann As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear two cases this spring that may determine the constitutionality of laws prohibiting same-sex marriage, my thoughts...
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Pro and anti-Proposition 8 protesters rally in front of the San Francisco City Hall as the California Supreme Court holds a session in the to determine the definition of marriage (Strauss v. Horton...
View ArticleGovernment sanctioning of intolerance makes Louisiana an unwelcome place to...
By Robert Mann When working to create jobs, Gov. Bobby Jindal believes nothing works better than abolishing taxes. He staked his 2013 legislative agenda on a failed plan to eliminate the state’s income...
View ArticleWhen marriage equality is a constitutional right, how will Louisiana leaders...
By Robert Mann When the day comes that the U.S. Supreme Court overturns all state laws outlawing same-sex marriage, how do you suppose Louisiana’s political leaders will respond? Will our governor and...
View ArticleDid Judge Feldman write the last anti-gay marriage ruling in US history?
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman By Robert Mann No one knows for sure if the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will affirm U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman’s September decision that upheld...
View ArticleLouisiana federal judge’s same-sex ruling also upholds ban on civil unions
By Marcus Rodrigue A federal judge’s ruling last month upholding Louisiana’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage apparently also extends to civil unions and perhaps even joint property rights,...
View ArticleWill Alabama be example or warning to Louisiana leaders on same-sex marriage?
#184780688 / gettyimages.com By Robert Mann Louisiana gay rights activists are understandably saddened that Alabama has achieved marriage equality while Louisiana remains one of the 13 states where...
View ArticleWrecking Louisiana with a ‘religious freedom’ bill. Is this Bobby Jindal’s...
Screen shot of Gov. Bobby Jindal speaking to the American Enterprise Institute in October 2014. By Robert Mann Is it not enough that Gov. Bobby Jindal will leave office next January with our state’s...
View ArticleRadical ALEC nullification bill set for vote in Louisiana Senate committee on...
#96817536 / gettyimages.com By Robert Mann In my latest column for the New Orleans Times-Picayune | NOLA.com, I wrote about how Gov. Bobby Jindal has morphed into a “nullifier.” That is, someone who...
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