Abusing organizational procedures and employing debate-suppressing maneuvers, the leadership of the Connecticut Bar Association succeeded in getting the CBA to abandon its non-partisan tradition. By a split vote (12-4, with one abstention), the Board of Governors approved a request by a Boston-based gay advocacy group that the CBA officially support plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Legally Conservative
Demagogues Undermine CBA's Mission
The Connecticut Law Tribune
September 10, 2012
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