Search Results for Peter Sprigg
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What Loving v. Virginia Means
by Peter Sprigg
June 12, 2015: June 12 has been dubbed "Loving Day." It commemorates the anniversary of a Supreme Court decision-in the 1967 case of Loving v. Virginia-in which the court declared that state laws barring interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
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Public Comment by Peter Sprigg before the Food and Drug Administration
by Peter Sprigg
May 13, 2015: I want to thank the members of this committee for their conscientious work. It was my privilege to address you at your last meeting on December 2.
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Peter Sprigg Remarks outside the Supreme Court of the United States
by Peter Sprigg
April 28, 2015: One of the questions that will be discussed in the Supreme Court today is whether there is a "rational basis" for defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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Marriage at the Supreme Court: Why One-Man, One-Woman State Laws Remain Constitutional
by Peter Sprigg
April 27, 2015: Early in 2015, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a decision in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit had upheld the laws in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee that define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
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The wrong argument against traditional marriage
by Peter Sprigg
April 27, 2015: The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a set of cases, including Obergefell v. Hodges on Tuesday, challenging state laws and constitutions that define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. One of the arguments made by those who wish to redefine marriage nationwide is that classifying same-sex couples differently from opposite-sex couples for purposes of civil marriage violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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The absurdity of Malloy's travel ban
by Peter Sprigg
April 5, 2015: Indiana recently adopted a Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), defining a legal standard for cases in which government action affects someone's First Amendment right to religious freedom. Critics, though, deceitfully attacked it as a "license to discriminate" against homosexuals, leading legislators to gut their own law. On March 30, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced he would ban state-funded travel to Indiana because of RFRA.
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10 Myths About Redefining Marriage
by Peter Sprigg
March 16, 2015: Advocates of redefining "marriage" to include same-sex couples use a number of arguments that can best be described as "myths." The reality is often quite different.
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Freedom yes, redefining marriage no
by Peter Sprigg
March 6, 2015: By an almost 2-1 margin, Americans in a recent poll declared they agree that "States and citizens should remain free to uphold marriage as the union of a man and a woman and the Supreme Court shouldn't force all 50 states to redefine marriage."
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Judge Granade Pulls the Pin on Marriage
by Peter Sprigg
February 15, 2015: Most of the media is blaming the current chaos in Alabama over whether same-sex couples will or will not be issued marriage licenses on Judge Roy Moore, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.
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With an Intact Family, and Miracles, 'It's a Wonderful Life'
by Peter Sprigg
December 18, 2014: Christmas celebrates a miracle. It's not just "Jesus' birthday." And it's not just that Mary gave birth to the baby Jesus when she was still a virgin (although Christians believe that she was, and that the birth was miraculous).
