Attorney O's Midnight Musings: Connecticut Law

Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | October 28, 2010

Warning: If you find this post offensive, you are probably the very person who needs to read it most.
I’m angry. Actually, “angry” is an understatement for what I’m feeling — but I endeavor to be polite.
I’ve had it up to my big baby blues with every racist, bigoted, sexist, hetero-sexist, homophobic, religious [...]

Category: Lesbian and Gay Issues, Musings | 4 Comments »
Tags: Boyd K. Packer, CA Prop 8, Clint McCance, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Don't Ask Don't Tell, Emancipation Proclamation, Hate Crimes Laws, Loving v. Virginia, Maine Prop 1, National Organization for Marriage, Women's Suffrage

Irene C. Olszewski, Esq. | October 19, 2009

In the 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, the unanimous court decided that, “[u]nder our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State.”
Apparently, Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell hasn’t been paying attention. Bardwell, who [...]

Category: Marriage | No Comments »
Tags: Interracial Marriage, Justice of the Peace, Louisiana, Loving v. Virginia, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court