Every day this week I have been posting about the fundraiser for the legal fund for April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse who are challenging Michigan’s discriminatory marriage ban. Today is the last day. Over half of the residents in our state oppose this law and, equally as important, it is a case that’s likely to go to the U.S. Supreme […]

I want to introduce you to the legal team who is fighting to end the ban on same sex marriage in Michigan. These heroes haven’t received any compensation at all for their works but they deserved to be recognized.

Attorneys Carole Stanyar, Dana Nessel, Ken Mogill and Robert Sedler have years of experience trying criminal and civil cases both in state and federal courts. Ms. Stanyar, Mr. Mogill, and Mr. Sedler have all argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, while Ms. Nessel is recognized as one of Michigan’s premier attorneys for LGTB issues, having represented numerous clients over the years. Additionally, there are two nationally recognized, high-profile attorneys, Mary Bunauto and Leslie Cooper, who have signed on to consult for the trial. Mary Bunauto is the Civil Rights Project Director for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). Ms. Bunauto successfully argued Baker v. State of Vermont in 1999 which allowed for the first civil unions law in the country. Ms. Bunauto also worked on the DOMA case. Leslie Cooper is an attorney for the ACLU’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Project. She is currently challenging Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage in Whitewood v. Wolf.

These attorneys who are handling the DeBoer v. Snyder case have assembled a nationally recognized team of expert witnesses who…

NOTE: Every day this week I will be posting about the fundraiser for the legal fund for April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse who are challenging Michigan’s discriminatory marriage ban. Over half of the residents in our state oppose this law and it’s time for it to go away for good. Equally as important, it is a case that’s likely to […]

One day we’ll just call it “marriage” NOTE: Every day this week I will be posting about the fundraiser for the legal fund for April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse who are challenging Michigan’s discriminatory marriage ban. Over half of the residents in our state oppose this law and it’s time for it to go away for good. Equally as important, […]

This could be the case that overturns same-sex marriage bans across the country once and for all Photo by Anne C. Savage April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse are fighting to overturn Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban, a law passed in 2004 which now is supported by less than half of our state’s residents. What started as a challenge to Michigan’s adoption […]

#GiveToWendy

This morning, Eclectablog participated in a national Money Bomb for Wendy Davis, Democratic candidate for Texas governor. The original goal was $1,000.

As of 10:21 p.m. ET, we raised $10,470. Can I get a hell yeah?!

Wendy Davis herself is well aware of our effort:

[Photo credit: Andrea Greer, used with permission]

Click through to be part of this historic moment.

Texas is changing and YOU can be a part of that [CC image credit: texastribune | Flickr] At the risk of competing with our own Eclectablog fundraiser this week, we are participating in a National Money Bomb for Texas Senator Wendy Davis who is running for governor in the Lone Star State. We’re joining Burnt Orange Report, Feministing, The Rude […]