Theodore B. Olson dies; attorney helped win gay marriage in Californi…

WASHINGTON —  Theodore B. Olson, the conservative attorney who helped win the right to gay marriage in California, died Wednesday at age 84.

Olson was a good-spirited and gracious advocate who won landmark conservative rulings from the Supreme Court.

They included the Bush vs. Gore decision that made George W. Bush the president, and the Citizens United ruling that struck down the bans on…