By now, you’ve seen headlines: Marriage Ruling a Victory for Newsom. Which is fair enough.
But you might have missed this recent piece about City Attorney Dennis Herrera in glossy, fluffy San Francisco Magazine:
The mayor may get all the credit, or blame, for pushing the marriage-equality issue before the Supreme Court, but the person who deserves it—San Francisco’s real Marrying Man—is Herrera.
Well, O.K. then.
The author of the article, freelance legal affairs journalist Susan Kostal then went on to consult her crystal ball and opine:
My own bet was a 4–3 vote in favor of marriage equality
Bingo. She got it right. Three cheers for writer Susan Kostal as well as up-and-coming Dennis Herrera.
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