We got an inspiring inside look at the American Foundation for Equal Rights in the lead up to this week's Prop. 8 Supreme Court case (and the immediate aftermath). 

Check out what went on after the jump!

Big news from the Supreme Court today which has announced momentum for the Prop 8 and Defense of Marriage Act cases the Justices face. Details follow.

We love it when people use pesky facts to break down the bullshit arguments presented in anti-marriage equality ads, and no one's doing it better than Matt Baume over at the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER).

Take a look as he calmly (and brilliantly) shreds two misleading ads opposing marriage equality in Maine after the jump!

The plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 lawsuit filed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court today, formally asking the bench to end marriage inequality. Responding to the proponents of Prop. 8’s July 30 request for the Supreme Court to take the case, the opposition (those against Prop. 8 aka the pro-equality side) once again argued that Prop. 8 in unconstitutional and imposes unjustifiable harm. More details below.

The American Foundation for Equal Rights has broken the news that the Ninth Circuit is set to make a filing in the Prop 8 case tomorrow. 

On Tuesday, we will likely find out if the Prop 8 case goes back to the Ninth for a full en banc review by 11 judges or if the request is denied. Should it be denied, Prop 8 supporters will likely file another request that sends the matter of to the Supreme Court.

(Click on the above image to enlarge AFER's handy guide to understanding the Prop 8 case's path.)

As always, stay tuned to InstinctMagazine.com for updates!

In case you missed it last night, take advantage of this lazy Sunday and watch Dustin Lance Black's "8," the dramatization of the Prop. 8 trial starring George Clooney, Martin Sheen, Brad Pitt and host of other celebs right now after the jump!

The Human Rights Campaign has just announced that American Foundation for Equal Rights' founding board member Chad Griffin will replace Joe Solmonese as the org's president. Details follow. 

Dustin Lance Black, a main architect behind AFER's case against Prop 8, has uploaded a transcript of the full speech he gave following Tuesday's Ninth Circuit ruling. Read the moving speech that invokes tones of his iconic Oscar acceptance, after the jump. 

Matt Baume of the American Foundation for Equal Rights helps put one of the most turbulent and eventful years in the marriage equality movement in perspective in his year-end review. Follow the jump to watch.

We have plenty of reasons for which to thank the American Foundation for Equal Rights and the brave couples fighting for equality this year (and fingers crossed we'll have even more reason to thank them in 2012!). Follow the jump for a special Thanksgiving message from AFER and the couples serving as plaintiffs in the Prop 8 suit.

With the short & sweet (but ultimately heartfelt) hearing over the legal standing of those defending Prop 8 in court having already wrapped in front of the California Supreme Court, leaders of and attorneys for the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) have issued statements optimistic of the case's outcome. Follow the jump to read what Dustin Lance Black, Ted Olson and Chad Griffin have to say following today's developments. 

Via a press release just sent by the American Foundation for Equal Rights, we've learned that the California Supreme Court has moved up its hearing of Perry v Brown to the very first day of the court's calendar, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Details follow.