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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: DOMA is in trouble (FINAL UPDATE) — Analysis — If the Supreme Court can find its way through a dense procedural thicket, and confront the constitutionality of the federal law that defined marriage as limited to a man and a woman, that law may be gone, after a seventeen-year existence.
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Politico:
Elena Kagan's DOMA ‘gotcha’ moment — Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan caught the attorney defending the Defense of Marriage Act in a rare “gotcha” moment — in the eyes of many in the audience — at the high court on Wednesday. — In discussing the origins of the law, Paul Clement …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Conservatives wary of Chief Justice Roberts in same-sex marriage cases — Some social conservatives are ready to disown Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts if he votes in favor of same-sex marriage. — The conservatives were angered by Roberts's surprise backing of President Obama's healthcare law …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
The SCOTUS ruling the GOP really wants — Conservatives watching this week's gay marriage arguments at the Supreme Court are wondering if it will happen again: Unelected justices ignoring the will of legislatures and high-handedly imposing their own wishes on one of society's most divisive moral issues.
David Weigel / Slate:
Flashback: When Democrats Swore They Would Never Back Gay Marriage — Jon Allen follows HuffPost's intriguing advocacy journalism by quoting the few Democrats who haven't endorsed gay marriage yet. (HuffPost's been straight-up shaming them, naming the senators who have yet to flip and explaining that …
Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Judging by Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing, the Defense of Marriage Act can't be defended.
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Ilya Shapiro / Cato Institute:
If Supreme Court Has Jurisdiction, DOMA Likely Falls, With a Controlling Federalism Opinion from Kennedy Alone
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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
The relationship between DOMA and Proposition 8
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Reuters:
Supreme Court conservatives target Obama on marriage law
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Defense Of Marriage Act Takes A Beating At Supreme Court
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Chris Cillizza / Post Politics:
Ashley Judd is not running for Senate — Update: Ashley Judd has announced via Twitter that she will not run for Senate. “After serious and thorough contemplation, I realize that my responsibilities & energy at this time need to be focused on my family,” she wrote.
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CNN:
Ashley Judd won't run for Senate — (CNN) - Actress and Democrat Ashley Judd, who was openly considering challenging Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for his Kentucky seat in 2014, announced Wednesday she was “currently unable” to run for public office.
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Jenn Taylor / Twitchy:
‘Born to campaign’: Ashley Judd equates running against Mitch McConnell with rape
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
I couldn't help but notice that quote from Alex Pappas' report …
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Obama, Republican senators set second date
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Idaho teacher investigated for saying ‘vagina’ during biology lesson — A high school science teacher in Idaho is under investigation by the state's professional standards commission because he reportedly used the word “vagina” during a biology lesson. — Tim McDaniel, who teaches 10th grade science …
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cate Edwards ‘devastated’ by father's affair — Cate Edwards, the daughter of John Edwards, was “devastated” to learn about the affair that shattered her father's political career, she said in an interview that is slated to air this week. — “Yes, he told me” about the affair …
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David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Alabama lawmaker sends shocking RACIST rant to gun-rights constituent, and copies every member of the state legislature — A black member of the Alabama legislature uncorked a racist tirade in an email this week to a constituent who urged him not to embrace new gun control laws …
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George Talbot / al.com:
Alabama lawmaker's email: ‘Slave-holding, murdering, adulterous, baby-raping, snaggle-toothed kin folk’
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Renee Dudley / Bloomberg:
Customers Flee Wal-Mart Empty Shelves for Target, Costco — Margaret Hancock has long considered the local Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) superstore her one- stop shopping destination. No longer. — During recent visits, the retired accountant from Newark, Delaware, says she failed to find …
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Darren DaRonco / Arizona Daily Star:
Ex-Tucson mayoral hopeful McClusky plans free shotguns for high-crime areas — Tucson residents living in crime-ridden areas could soon receive free shotguns. — Operating on the premise an armed neighborhood is a safer neighborhood, a group led by former mayoral candidate Shaun McClusky …
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Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:
Arizona Group Will Give Away Loaded Shotguns To ‘Take Back’ City From Criminals
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John Ingold / Denver Post:
James Holmes may plead guilty to avoid death penalty, court documents show — CENTENNIAL — Lawyers for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes say he is willing to plead guilty in exchange for prosecutors not pursuing the death penalty against him. — The lawyers say Holmes will accept …
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Andrew Ryan / The Boston Globe:
Mayor Menino won't seek sixth term — Mayor Thomas M. Menino will announce at a Faneuil Hall event Thursday afternoon that he will not seek a sixth term in office, according to officials familiar with his decision. — Menino arrived at his decision late last week and reconsidered …
Linda Lye / ACLU:
DOJ Emails Show Feds Were Less Than “Explicit” With Judges On Cell Phone Tracking Tool — A Justice Department document obtained by the ACLU of Northern California shows that federal investigators were routinely using a sophisticated cell phone tracking tool known as a “stingray,” …
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Reuters:
‘Rude’ lawmaker Louie Gohmert pulls rank on cops over parking ticket — A Texas Republican congressman got into a late-night verbal altercation with U.S. Park Police officers earlier this month, pulling rank in an attempt to get out of a parking ticket near the Lincoln Memorial.
The Atlantic Online:
North Korea Puts Its War Machine on Display — Despite massive international pressure, North Korea has been moving ahead with its long-range missile and nuclear ambitions, launching a rocket in December and conducting a nuclear test in February. International sanctions tightened in response …
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David Brody / The Brody File:
Are Evangelicals Now More Scorned than Homosexuals? — Direct from the school of, “Counter-Intuitive Thinking,” I bring you this question: When it comes to the issue of same-sex marriage, are Evangelical Christians actually the ones more ridiculed than homosexuals?
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