http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/adf-attorneys-discuss-courts-stay-order-in-prop-8-litigation/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/adf-attorneys-discuss-courts-stay-order-in-prop-8-litigation/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:01:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/adf-attorneys-discuss-courts-stay-order-in-prop-8-litigation/ Daniel Blomberg on KTXL Fox 40 (Video) - MP4 4:37 mins | Sara Tappen on the Georgene Rice Show - MP3 10:02 mins | Jim Campbell with David Lazarus on 89.3 KPCC, S. Cal. Public Radio - MP3 4:19 mins | Jim Campbell on KMJ with Chris Daniel - MP3 8 mins | Jim Campbell on KGO -  MP3 4:59 mins. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/adf-attorneys-discuss-courts-stay-order-in-prop-8-litigation/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/state-officials-step-aside-for-prop-8s-demise/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/state-officials-step-aside-for-prop-8s-demise/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:35:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68646 Stateline.org: "The decision by the elected officials is significant, because they are the two named defendants in the underlying case. That means that if they don't decide to appeal, there may be nothing that supporters of Proposition 8 can do to stop the weddings from taking place . . . The Sacramento Bee quoted attorney Sara Tappen, of the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, a supporter of Proposition 8. Tappen told the paper the proposition's backers should have their appeal heard and 'have a right to be defended,' despite state officials who she said 'refused to defend the laws of the people they represent.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/state-officials-step-aside-for-prop-8s-demise/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/attorneys-calif-voters-losers-in-prop-8-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/attorneys-calif-voters-losers-in-prop-8-ruling/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:34:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68645 OneNewsNow: "Alliance Defense Fund has already launched the process to send the appeal to the Ninth Circuit. ADF attorney Sara Tappen tells OneNewsNow that Walker's ruling is remarkable in light of the magnitude of the issue. 'It certainly does seem [that way],' she replies. 'We had a very strong case for that and we're confident that at the Ninth Circuit they will be able to review that and see how strong our case for the stay was.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/attorneys-calif-voters-losers-in-prop-8-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/gay-couples-disappointed-as-judge-delays-weddings/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/gay-couples-disappointed-as-judge-delays-weddings/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:06:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68639 Fresno Bee: "Attorney Sara Tappen, of the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund, a supporter of Proposition 8, said the proposition's backers are entitled to have their appeal heard. She said California voters 'have a right to be defended,' despite state officials who she said 'refused to defend the laws of the people they represent.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/13/gay-couples-disappointed-as-judge-delays-weddings/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/judge-vaughn-walker-rules-proposition-8-unconstitutional-2/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/judge-vaughn-walker-rules-proposition-8-unconstitutional-2/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:22:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67942 The Daily Bruin: "'Essentially, in America, we respect the right for free people to make policy choices through the democratic system; in this case, defining marriage between a man and a woman,' said Sara Tappen, litigation counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, the legal alliance that defended Proposition 8 in court." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/09/judge-vaughn-walker-rules-proposition-8-unconstitutional-2/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/judge-vaughn-walker-rules-proposition-8-unconstitutional/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/judge-vaughn-walker-rules-proposition-8-unconstitutional/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:01:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67750 Daily Bruin: "'Essentially, in America, we respect the right for free people to make policy choices through the democratic system – in this case, defining marriage between a man and a woman,' said Sara Tappen, litigation counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, the legal alliance that defended the proposition in court." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/judge-vaughn-walker-rules-proposition-8-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/pro-family-leaders-react-to-prop-8-decision-afa-president-calls-for-impeachment-of-judge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/pro-family-leaders-react-to-prop-8-decision-afa-president-calls-for-impeachment-of-judge/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:20:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67496 OneNewsNow: "So [Tim Wildmon, President of the American Family Association] . . .  is calling on all members of the House of Representatives who respect the Constitution to launch impeachment proceedings against this judge. Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorney Sarah Tappen thinks people are tired of judicial activism. Considering the fact that more than 52 percent of voters approved Proposition 8, she finds it 'clear that whenever the people have been given an opportunity to vote, they have voted to uphold marriage as one man and one woman. Americans in numerous states have affirmed this, and we are prepared to fight all the way to the United States Supreme Court if necessary to see this decision overturned.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/pro-family-leaders-react-to-prop-8-decision-afa-president-calls-for-impeachment-of-judge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/about-sara-tappen/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/about-sara-tappen/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:09:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68703 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/about-sara-tappen/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/adf-attorney-available-to-media-after-hearing-on-ark-act-1-adoption-foster-care-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/adf-attorney-available-to-media-after-hearing-on-ark-act-1-adoption-foster-care-law/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:33:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/07/adf-attorney-available-to-media-after-hearing-on-ark-act-1-adoption-foster-care-law/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/adf-attorney-available-to-media-after-hearing-on-ark-act-1-adoption-foster-care-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/21/sara-tappen-what-women-want/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/21/sara-tappen-what-women-want/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:07:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=33903 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/08/21/sara-tappen-what-women-want/feed/ 0