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Controversy Continues Over Law Prof's Anti-Gay Ad

By Robert J. Ambrogi

As a graduate of Boston College Law School, I was disappointed to read about BC Law Professor Scott T. Fitzgibbon's starring role in an anti-gay marriage TV ad targeted at voters in Maine. Now that I've watched the ad and read more about it, I find it even more disappointing for the ways in which it distorts some of the underlying issues. By way of background, Maine last May became the first state to legalize gay marriage through legislation rather than court action. No sooner was the legislation signed into law than a coalition of gay marriage opponents mounted an effort to put a referendum on the November ballot to repeal it. Their effort was successful and now Question 1 goes to Maine voters Nov. 3. With the referendum secured, the battle of the TV ads began. The first ad from gay marriage opponents to hit the airwaves prominently featured Fitzgibbon, who is just as prominently identified as from Boston College Law School. (It carries the disclaimer, "Title for identification only, no university endorsement implied.") He warns of the dire legal consequences that would befall the state should gay marriage become law: Unless Question 1 passes, there will be real...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on September 17, 2009 (boomark / email).