In the Media: Tobias Barrington Wolff
- Penn Law Professor Tobias Wolff advocates for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act during a debate with Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage, on "Lou Dobbs Tonight." (8/20/2009).
CNN.
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It is "enormously significant" that a new Department of Justice brief regarding the Defense of Marriage Act acknowledges that LGBT couples are just as capable of raising their children as straight couples, said Penn Law Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff, a constitutional law scholar who served as the LGBT policy adviser to the Obama campaign. From the perspective of a civil rights lawyer, Wolff said the government's concession about the child-rearing and procreation argument was the most strategically important part of the brief.
(8/17/2009).
Advocate.
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The NCAA and professional sports leagues could face a challenge if they appeal a federal judge's ruling denying their request for a preliminary injunction that would have prevented the state of Delaware from offering sports betting, said University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff. "Basically, the district court balances hardships," Wolff said. "If the district court judge didn't see any harm (to warrant an injunction), it is probably going to be a tough appeal to win. They would have to claim that (the district court judge) underestimated the harm by allowing the lawsuit going forward without an injunction."
(8/6/2009).
USA Today.
- Tobias Wolff, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and adviser on gay issues to the Obama presidential campaign, and Maggie Gallagher of the National Organization for Marriage, discuss gay marriage.
(6/1/2009).
CNN.
- Professor Tobias Wolff discusses President Obama's approach to same-sex marriage. (5/30/2009).
BBC.
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Tobias Wolff, a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania who was President Obama’s top campaign adviser on gay rights, said the president needs time to build political consensus around issues such as gay marriage and the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. “I think he has a genuine sense that in order to move these issues forward you need broader buy-in than you are going to get if you poke a stick in too many people’s eyes,” he said.
(5/6/2009).
New York Times.
- Even though domestic partners are afforded equal spousal rights, they are less likely to have them granted in certain settings, says Professor Tobias Wolff. (3/6/2009).
Chicago Tribune.
NBC4 / LA.
- Based on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, "Gay and lesbian couples - whether they're married, enter into civil unions or a domestic partnership - are discriminated against across the board on the federal level," Law Professor Tobias Wolff observes. (5/6/2007).
Concord Monitor.
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