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Melissa Griffin is a Georgia native and a graduate of Cornell Law School. After living in New York for several years, she moved to San Francisco, where she follows City Hall closely at www.thesweetmelissa.com.

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San Francisco feels cold shoulder in marriage case

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As you probably know, frenemies/attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies have teamed up to argue that California’s...
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Mr. and Mr. Smith Go to Washington: Gay Marriage and the U.S. Supreme Court - Part Three

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Constant Readers, Here's my last bit on gay marriage for awhile. Before I leave this subject, I want to address the...
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Mr. and Mr. Smith Go to Washington: Gay Marriage and the U.S. Supreme Court - Part Two

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Constant Readers,Yesterday I wrote about the basics of the recent case to take gay marriage to the United States...
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Mr. and Mr. Smith Go to Washington: Gay Marriage and the U.S. Supreme Court - Part One

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Constant Readers,I had planned to write about something else today, but I keep getting questions about recent...
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Five things you should know about the Prop. 8 ruling

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Constant Readers, On Tuesday I was swamped with trying to read the Prop 8 case and talk about it at the same time....
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Prop 8 Ruling on Tuesday!

Constant Readers, Now we've got confirmation - the State Supreme Court will rule on the Prop 8 cases on Tuesday...
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To My Readers, A Word on the Prop 8 Ruling

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Constant Readers,The decision on Prop 8 will not be coming out today. I'm sure you've heard. I've gotten a number...
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Prop 8 Ruling Will Come Out Soon! It's Prediction Time!

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Constant Readers, Oh boy, do I have some gossip for y'all! I heard from a pretty damn good source that a decision...
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Between The Lines – Same-sex marriage déjà vu?

A few weeks ago, the State Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral arguments on March 5 in the case to...
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Proposition 8 allies aim to keep donations secret

Today, the federal court in Sacramento will hear oral arguments in a recent case filed by two groups formed to...
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