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WATCH: AFER Explains the Supreme Court Argument to Overturn Prop 8
Read AFER’s Powerful Supreme Court Brief
New Video Features Icons of Bipartisan Support for Marriage Equality
New TV ad for Marriage Equality with Barack Obama, Colin Powell and More
Amazing New Poll Shows Huge Bipartisan Support for Marriage Equality
Supreme Court Gets Prop 8 Brief
Children Deserve Equality Too
Marriage. It’s What Brings Us Together.
Tie the Knot Gets Eighty Times Mightier
Prop. 8 Proponents Make Emergency Call for Donations
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February 21, 2013
Breaking news: the plaintiffs in the Prop 8 case have filed their brief before the US Supreme Court. It's an incredible record of the case so far, and a preview of the argument they'll make next month when they appear before the court. Let's run through the brief and take a look at some of the highlights.
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February 21, 2013
AFER’s attorneys have filed our one and only brief with the Supreme Court. It is our chance to explain to the Justices that marriage equality is at the heart of our generation’s search for greater freedom and a basic American value, deeply rooted in our constitutional tradition.
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February 20, 2013
A new video compilation shows that there's at least one point on which icons of conservative and liberal leadership agree: the freedom to marry is a fundamental American right.
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February 20, 2013
New TV and print ads—now nationwide—show the widespread, bipartisan support from leaders including President Barack Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former First Lady Laura Bush, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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February 19, 2013
A new survey from respected researchers Anzalone Liszt Grove shows massive support for marriage equality, including in some demographic groups that you might not expect.
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February 19, 2013
It's been a busy week, but we have even bigger news coming in just a few days with briefs in the Prop 8 and DOMA cases. Meanwhile, relationship recognition wins Senate votes in Colorado and Illinois, and new marriage initiatives are launching in Texas and Oregon.
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February 19, 2013
AFER Founding Boardmember Dustin Lance Black makes the case that children like newborn Dillon should be able to grow up knowing that his parents are married.
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February 14, 2013
AFER founding boardmember Rob Reiner marks Valentine's Day by talking about how he wants every American to be able to be brought together by the special, unique bond of marriage.
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February 14, 2013
Starting this spring, you can can support the work of over eighty different civil rights organizations just by wearing a bow tie.
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February 12, 2013
The proponents of Prop. 8 are rallying their extensive network and building a legal defense fund in hopes that the Supreme Court ignores the nationwide momentum in support of marriage equality and upholds Prop. 8.