5th Circuit Orders Texas to Pay $600K to Couples Who Fought to Overturn State’s Gay Marriage Ban

5th Circuit Orders Texas to Pay $600K to Couples Who Fought to Overturn State’s Gay Marriage Ban

Phariss Holmes

In December 2015, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ordered the state to pay more than $605,000 in fees and costs to Akin Gump, the firm that represented two same-sex couples in a marriage lawsuit, DeLeon v. Perry.

Akin Gump represented Cleopatra DeLeon and Nicole Dimetman of Austin, and Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes of Dallas (above).

Texas appealed to the 5th Circuit to avoid paying the fees and lost on Tuesday, the Dallas Morning News reports:

On Tuesday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals awarded their attorneys $585,470.30 in fees and $20,202.90 in other costs.

“We’re thrilled,” said Phariss, who married Holmes in Frisco just months after the U.S. Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal nationwide. “It means that our attorneys finally get compensated for all of their hard work.”

The funds will come out of state coffers. The Office of the Attorney General led the charge against their effort. Spokesman Marc Rylander said the Office of Attorney General Ken Paxton was “disappointed in the ruling” and considering next steps.

The law firm, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, will receive the funds and use them for pro bono work.

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5th Circuit Orders Texas to Pay $600K to Couples Who Fought to Overturn State’s Gay Marriage Ban

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문재인·안철수·홍준표·유승민 측이 '성 소수자 혐오' 행사에서 한 놀라운 발언
오늘(20일), 주요 대선후보 관계자들이 보수 개신교가 개최한 행사에 참여했다.

행사의 이름은

‘제19대 대통령…

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www.huffingtonpost.kr/2017/04/20/story_n_16121970.html

As Mar-A-Lago closes for the season, New Jersey locals dread Trump’s new ‘Summer White House’

As Mar-A-Lago closes for the season, New Jersey locals dread Trump’s new ‘Summer White House’
Donald Trump is contemplating where he’ll spend the summer months since, evidently, the White House isn’t an option.

www.queerty.com/mar-lago-closes-season-new-jersey-locals-dread-trumps-new-summer-white-house-20170419?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29

The Intergenerational ‘Daddyhunt’ Serial is Back for a Romp in the Sack: WATCH

The Intergenerational ‘Daddyhunt’ Serial is Back for a Romp in the Sack: WATCH

Daddyhunt

Way back in February 2016, the ‘Daddy Dating App’ Daddyhunt put out a serial series that caught the internet’s eye in a big way and left us with the promise of a second season. The serial was essentially a clever but well done bit of promotion for its brand of matchmaking.

Today, a teaser has just arrived featuring buff pup BJ Gruber and salt-and-pepper ‘handyman’ Jim Newman that might give your blueballs a bit of hope.

Check it out below, and catch their first serial HERE.

 

The first episode is promised on Monday.

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The Intergenerational ‘Daddyhunt’ Serial is Back for a Romp in the Sack: WATCH