BOSTON, AUGUST 4, 2010 — Statement by MassEquality Interim Executive Director Paula Herrington on U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling today in Perry v. Schwarzenegger

“This is a tremendous victory in the movement for justice and equality. When the claims of those who oppose our right to marry are examined judiciously, they quickly fall apart. This case featured the collaboration of two legal superstars from opposite ends our cultural divide: Democrat David Boies who represented Al Gore before the Supreme Court after the 2000 presidential election, and Republican Ted Olsen who represented George Bush. In this case, they shared one thing in common: a willingness to look beyond bumper sticker slogans to show what really happens when families are denied legal connection and protection.

“We hope that the  moral clarity of Judge Walker’s ruling provides comfort to the millions of Californians — and other Americans —who have suffered as a result of mean-spirited and divisive ballot campaigns that have denied them access to the basic right of marriage.”

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