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Watch: President Obama Phones Prop 8 Plaintiffs from Air Force One
WATCH: Obama Explains Why He’s Asking the Supreme Court to Overturn Prop. 8
U.S. Government Calls on Supreme Court to Recognize Marriage Equality
New York Times to Obama: Tell Supreme Court Prop. 8 is Unconstitutional
Video: Marriage Equality in 2012, Year in Review
Video: Colin Powell Supports Marriage Equality & More News
NAACP Resolution Supporting Marriage Equality: 鈥淢ore than Symbolic鈥
Ted Olson on Face the Nation
Video: What Obama’s Marriage Equality Endorsement Means & More News
President Obama Announces Support for Marriage Equality
President Obama

June 26, 2013
President Obama offers his congratulations and commendation for our plaintiff's important fight.

March 5, 2013
During a press conference today, President Obama addressed his filing in AFER's Prop. 8 case. Watch his comments and read the transcript here.

February 28, 2013
Today, Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., filed a brief on behalf of the United States Government as amicus curiae, or 鈥渇riend of the Court,鈥 in support of AFER鈥檚 Plaintiffs challenging California鈥檚 Proposition 8.

January 28, 2013
In a forceful editorial, the New York Times urged President Obama鈥檚 Justice Department to file a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting marriage equality and AFER鈥檚 challenge to Prop. 8:

December 28, 2012
Here's a quick year-in-review to get you caught up with the progress we made in 2012, and where we're going to focus in 2013.

May 29, 2012
This week on Marriage News Watch: President Obama's leadership on marriage equality is proving to have a major impact, form national organizations and local polling. Anti-equality forces set a record, but it's probably not one they wanted. And DOMA is ruled unconstitutional in a fifth federal case.

May 22, 2012
In today鈥檚 Washington Post, Eugene Robinson heralded the NAACP board of directors鈥 resolution endorsing marriage equality.

May 14, 2012
AFER lead co-counsel Ted Olson appeared on Face the Nation to discuss President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality.

May 14, 2012
In this week's video: Obama endorses marriage equality and we look at what that means for LGBT Americans and for the future. Colorado's civil unions bill looked dead in the water last week, but this week the Governor's found a way to give it one last shot at passing in 2012.

May 9, 2012
Today, in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News, President Barack Obama announced his support for marriage equality. 鈥淭oday is a proud day for all Americans,鈥 said AFER lead co-counsel Theodore B. Olson.