David Boies and Theodore Olson
Saying that “marriage is a conservative value,” and “we should want people to come together in marriage,” Ted Olson, former U.S. solicitor general and now partner at Gibson Dunn, spoke to ABA staff and Gibson Dunn lawyers about his work on the case to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage. Gore and the challenge to California's Proposition 8, says the Supreme Court through action and inaction this month passed "the point of no return" on same-sex marriage. This month, the high court let stand without explanation appeals court rulings permitting gay marriage in five states. Ted Olson
WASHINGTON -- Former solicitor general Theodore Olson, the Republican lawyer who argued Bush v. Gore and the challenge to California's Proposition 8, says the Supreme Court through action and. Theodore B. Olson, a conservative constitutional lawyer who argued the Florida vote-recount case that helped George W. 
Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage
Mr. Olson, right, and David Boies, meet with the media outside the Supreme Court in , after the court heard arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. By Debra Cassens Weiss. Theodore Olson is known as a conservative former solicitor general who defended U.
Theodore Olson is remembered as a titan of the legal
Theodore Olson is known as a conservative former solicitor general who defended U.S. terrorism policies and helped put George W. Bush in the White House through his U.S. Supreme Court advocacy in. Many were surprised to hear that Theodore B. Some on both sides of the debate have even questioned his motives.
Key players in same
FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of this story said Olson would argue the case with a co-counsel. He will argue it alone. It also said that if the Supreme Court strikes down a ban on same-sex. Olson for lunch. Old friends no longer come to dinner at his sprawling house in the woods near the Potomac. 
Why Ted Olson Agreed to Fight for Gay Marriage
Many were surprised to hear that Theodore B. Olson, a conservative luminary and President Bush’s solicitor general, filed a federal lawsuit to challenge California’s Proposition 8, the law banning same-sex marriage. Some on both sides of the debate have even questioned his motives. .
Ted Olson's Supreme Court Adventure
On June 26, , the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of landmark decisions, reinstating the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in California. Boies and Olson – who argued against each other all the way to the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore – joined forces to forge the unique legal argument that would carry the day. . Ted Olson
Attorney Theodore Olson argued in federal court for overturning California's Proposition 8. Photo: Rick Gerharter Theodore Olson, a conservative lawyer who helped George W. Bush secure the White House and later worked to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage, died November He was .