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Geese, Ganders, and Pterodactyls: Amicus Brief in Fifth Circuit En Banc Rehearing of West Texas A&M Drag Ban Case

From a brief filed yesterday by Joshua J. Bennett (Baker & Hostetler LLP) on behalf of Dale Carpenter, the Cato… The post Geese, Ganders, and Pterodactyls: Amicus Brief in Fifth Circuit En Banc Rehearing of West Texas A&M Drag Ban Case appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Dec 2, 2025

My Emory Law op-ed on 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

More on an important free-speech case from the recent Supreme Court Term

Reason · Oct 20, 2023

Experts on whether Trump is disqualified

Some conservative legal scholars argue Trump can’t hold office under Constitution. It’s not that simple

Salon · Aug 21, 2023

Supreme Court Debates Whether Web Designers Can Be Forced To Make Gay Wedding Pages

A million hypotheticals bloom in arguments over when and where the government may compel speech.

Reason · Dec 5, 2022

Gay Texas Republicans: "We failed"

Many gay GOP members have left the party, even as the number of Log Cabin Republicans in Texas continues to grow

Salon · Jul 26, 2022

“We failed”: Gay Republicans who fought for acceptance in Texas GOP see little progress

Gay Republicans who have fought for acceptance within the Texas GOP over the past three decades told The Texas Tribune progress has been excruciatingly slow. Many of them have left the party, even as the number of Log Cabin Republicans in Texas continues to grow.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 24, 2022

Federalism and the Respect for Marriage Act

Does the bipartisan act protecting same-sex marriage run afoul of constitutional federalism principles? The answer is definitely not with respect to one of its provisions, and probably not with respect to the other.

Reason · Jul 20, 2022

Government Can't Compel the Creation of Wedding Websites

The Tenth Circuit erred in concluding otherwise, undermining a freedom critical to the LGBT-rights movement itself.

Reason · May 31, 2022

If Roe v. Wade falls, are LGBTQ rights next?

AUSTIN, Texas — A leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s forthcoming opinion on abortion says that the rights to gay marriage and same-sex partner intimacy may be safe — but only for now.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022