Who’s the judge who ruled on Va.’s ban on gay marriage?
A seeker of ‘more perfect’ freedom
By Robert Barnes and David A. Fahrenthold, WashPost, Published: February 14
Arenda L. Wright Allen made history in 2011 by becoming the first black woman nominated to serve as a federal district judge in Virginia. On Thursday, she cemented her legacy with a sweeping decision striking down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage in a moment she said makes “our freedom more perfect.”
The 53-year-old jurist, nominated by President Obama, joins an unbroken string of federal judges to side with same-sex marriage proponents since the Supreme Court delivered gay rights victories on the subject in June.
But her forceful and sometimes grandiose 41-page ruling — issued on the eve of Valentine’s Day and including an unapologetic defense of a federal judge’s duty to strike down a democratic decision that may intrude on constitutional rights — seemed to draw special attention.
Victoria Cobb, president of the Family Foundation of Virginia, labeled the ruling “an emotional outburst.” The release of the ruling the night before Valentine’s Day, she said at a news conference, “reeks of political show” and a “personal political agenda.”
(More here.)
By Robert Barnes and David A. Fahrenthold, WashPost, Published: February 14
Arenda L. Wright Allen made history in 2011 by becoming the first black woman nominated to serve as a federal district judge in Virginia. On Thursday, she cemented her legacy with a sweeping decision striking down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage in a moment she said makes “our freedom more perfect.”
The 53-year-old jurist, nominated by President Obama, joins an unbroken string of federal judges to side with same-sex marriage proponents since the Supreme Court delivered gay rights victories on the subject in June.
But her forceful and sometimes grandiose 41-page ruling — issued on the eve of Valentine’s Day and including an unapologetic defense of a federal judge’s duty to strike down a democratic decision that may intrude on constitutional rights — seemed to draw special attention.
Victoria Cobb, president of the Family Foundation of Virginia, labeled the ruling “an emotional outburst.” The release of the ruling the night before Valentine’s Day, she said at a news conference, “reeks of political show” and a “personal political agenda.”
(More here.)
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