To listen to Senators Jim Dabakis or Steve Urquhart, at least through the lens of the Salt Lake Tribune, you would think that Assistant Attorney General Gene Schaerr, hired just for the purpose of running the Amendment 3 case, had single-handedly killed SB100 by advising legislators not to pass it. [Sen.] Jim Dabakis and Sen. […]
What do attacks on the religious say about America and free speech? [KSL]
February 4, 2014 by
The following is an op-ed I wrote that was published by KSL. SALT LAKE CITY — With the Human Rights Campaign’s tactic of attacking supporters of Amendment 3 for their religious convictions, we have seen an ugly shift toward divisive politics over civil discourse. Last week, Fred Sainz of HRC attacked Gene Schaerr, Utah’s […]
Gene Schaerr Leads the Utah Appeal of Kitchen v. Herbert
January 16, 2014 by
Citing the importance of the appeals process of Kitchen v. Herbert to both sides of the Amendment 3 debate, Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes selected Utahn Gene Schaerr to lead the team of lawyers that will represent Utah in the appeal of the case that overturned Utah’s Amendment 3. Currently a partner at Winston & […]
Utah AG Reyes Follows a Measured and Professional Stance on Marriage Licences
January 10, 2014 by
Belying the false narrative that Governor Gary R. Herbert is invalidating marriages, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes has advised county clerks to issue all marriage certificates applied for prior to the stay (full statement at the bottom). This reiterates what I said earlier this week: the Governor’s directive to state agencies is not to invalidate marriages, […]
Governor Gary Herbert follows due process of law by staying gay marriage
January 8, 2014 by
Utah Governor Gary Herbert this morning issued a letter (find the letter embedded below) to state agencies directing them how to address the Kitchen v. Herbert ruling late last year that had, for a brief time, permitted gay marriage in Utah. That ruling was stayed by the US Supreme Court. For those of you who […]
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