memeorandum: The Long Road to Marriage Equality (George Chauncey/New York Times)

4:15 PM ET, June 26, 2013

Top Items:

Eyder Peralta / NPR:

Court Overturns DOMA, Sidesteps Broad Gay Marriage Ruling … The Supreme Court issued rulings on two highly-anticipated cases on gay marriage today. By 5-4, it ruled the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional.

Discussion: The Other McCain, Balkinization, No More Mister Nice Blog, Applesauce, Taylor Marsh, Poynter, his vorpal sword, The Moderate Voice, RYOT News and The Hinterland Gazette

Esther Yu-Hsi Lee / ThinkProgress:

Minutes After Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA, Immigration Judge Stops Deportation Of Married Gay Man — A New York City immigration judge immediately stopped the deportation proceedings of a gay Colombian man who is legally married to an American citizen soon after the Supreme Court struck …

Discussion: The Raw Story and AMERICAblog

Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Supreme Court Bolsters Gay Marriage With Two Major Rulings — WASHINGTON — In a pair of major victories for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that married same-sex couples were entitled to federal benefits and, by declining to decide a case from California, effectively allowed same-sex marriages there.

Discussion: Associated Press, The Huffington Post, The Hill, Via Meadia, ViralRead, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, New Republic, The American Conservative, The Daily Banter, SCOTUSblog, Hullabaloo and Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire

Paul Waldman / American Prospect:

Antonin Scalia Is Angry. Again. — Ten years ago, when the Supreme Court ruled that laws outlawing sodomy between consenting adults were unconstitutional in the case of Lawrence v. Texas, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a blistering dissent. “What a massive disruption of the current social order,” he practically wailed from the page.

Discussion: The Dish, The Maddow Blog, Popehat and Businessweek

Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:

The Five Craziest Reactions To The Marriage Equality Rulings — It was actually sunny in Washington today. (Credit: National Organization for Marriage) — Though the strong majorities of Americans who support marriage equality and equal federal benefits for gay couples celebrated today's …

Discussion: Politico, NOM Blog and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Frank Rich / New York Magazine:

Frank Rich on the National Circus: Gay Marriage Triumphs, Roberts Be Damned — Every week, New York Magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich talks with contributor Eric Benson about the biggest stories in politics and culture. This week: SCOTUS defeats DOMA, the Voting Rights Act suffers a mortal wound …

Discussion: Politico, New York Times, Taegan Goddard's …, Mediaite, Ed Driscoll, Wonkblog, BillMoyers.com and The BRAD BLOG

Josh Barro / Business Insider:

Antonin Scalia's Gay Marriage Dissent Is Dripping With Contempt And Sarcasm — Today the Supreme Court threw out Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages even if they are allowed under state law.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

George Chauncey / New York Times: The Long Road to Marriage Equality

Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court delivers wins for gay marriage movement

Discussion: The Impolitic, Outside the Beltway, The Moderate Voice, Not the Singularity and Taylor Marsh

Clinton Foundation:
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY CLINTON ON TODAY'S SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Joe. My. God. and Towleroad News #gay

Elizabeth Titus / Politico:
Hillary Clinton, other potential 2016ers react to rulings

Discussion: rubio.senate.gov

Gabriel Arana / American Prospect: After Supreme Court Ruling, the Long Walk to the Altar Continues

David Weigel / Slate:
The Supreme Court and the End of Gay Marriage Bans

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Guardian, The Dish, New Republic, Wonkblog and Brad DeLong

Office of the Governor / Office of Governor …:
GOVERNOR BROWN ISSUES STATEMENT ON HISTORIC PROPOSITION 8 RULING

Discussion: BuzzFeed

John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
DING DONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Guardian

Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The DOMA Decision and Federalism

Discussion: neo-neocon and The Maddow Blog

New Yorker:
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

Discussion: SCOTUSblog, The Volokh Conspiracy, The Dish, Yahoo! News, Mombian and The Atlantic Wire

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Prop. 8: Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in California

Discussion: ACS Blog and The Maddow Blog

Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Rulings Boost Gay Marriage

Discussion: Washington Wire, LewRockwell.com Blog, Law Blog, The Reaction and Talking Points Memo

Gov. Mike Huckabee / CNN:
Supreme Court gives two big victories for gay rights

Discussion: TechCrunch, msnbc.com, Little Green Footballs and Global Public Square

Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi: ‘No surprise’ DOMA struck down

Discussion: Politico and Reuters

Austin American-Statesman:

Screaming protest disrupts vote on abortion bill — Sen. Wendy Davis, speaking to a large and adoring crowd gathered outside the Senate door, thanked her supporters. — “Today was democracy in action,” she told the crowd. “You all are the voices we were speaking for from the floor.”

New York Times:

In Texas, a Senator's Stand Catches the Spotlight — AUSTIN, Tex. — A Fort Worth Democrat, Senator Wendy Davis, 50, stood in her running shoes on the green carpeted floor of the Senate chamber and spoke about a bill with some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country from 11:18 …

Discussion: Guardian, New Republic, Mediaite, Associated Press, PostPartisan, The Lede, ThinkProgress, Hot Air, Prairie Weather and BuzzFeed

Becca Aaronson / The Texas Tribune:

Led by Davis, Democrats Defeat Abortion Legislation … The nation watched on Tuesday — and into Wednesday — as Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis and hundreds of impassioned reproductive rights advocates stalled proceedings and ultimately defeated controversial abortion legislation in a storm …

Discussion: The Texas Observer, The Hill, New York Times, Gawker, Daily Kos, The Week, Weasel Zippers, Shakesville, Politico, Taylor Marsh, Taegan Goddard's … and No More Mister Nice Blog, more at Mediagazer »

U.S. News:
Texas abortion bill fails to pass after epic filibuster

Discussion: CNN, The Maddow Blog, msnbc.com, News Desk, Guardian, The Fix, Hit & Run, Washington Monthly, The Gateway Pundit, Red Alert Politics, BizPac Review, National Review and Balloon Juice

Abby Rapoport / American Prospect: The Wendy Davis Rebellion in Texas

Shane Goldmacher / NationalJournal.com:
Americans (Narrowly) Support 20-Week Abortion Ban

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Hot Air, Weekly Standard, NewsBusters and Weasel Zippers

Ed Payne / CNN:
Texas abortion bill dies as confusion marks end of session

Discussion: Associated Press, The Week, SQUATLO RANT, addictinginfo.org, The Reaction, New York Times, Hullabaloo, Rare and Washington Post

Jade Walker / The Huffington Post:
Texas Abortion Bill Filibustered By State Senator Wendy Davis Is Dead

Discussion: Wonkblog, Guardian, Slate, The Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, First Read and The Agonist

Te-Ping Chen / China Real Time Report:

Name Mix-Up Helped Snowden Leave Hong Kong … The U.S. Justice Department needs to pay more attention to names and numbers when requesting other governments to detain its citizens, Hong Kong officials say. — By now, the world is very familiar with the name Edward Snowden …

Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette, Quartz, National Review and The Daily Caller

Bloomberg:
This Is Not About Edward Snowden

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and War Is A Crime .org

Alex Berenson / New York Times:
Snowden, Through the Eyes of a Spy Novelist

Discussion: msnbc.com and Yahoo! News

CNN:

‘Crossfire’ coming back to CNN — Washington (CNN) - An institution is coming back to CNN. — “Crossfire,” the long-running political debate show that aired on CNN from 1982-2005, is getting a reboot, the news network announced Wednesday. Four new hosts - two on the left, and two on the right - will debut the program this fall.

Discussion: Libertarian Republican, Politico, Washington Monthly, Business Insider and Ed Driscoll

CNN:

Crossfire Returns — Newt Gingrich, S.E. Cupp, Stephanie Cutter, Van Jones to Host Debate Program — CNN today announced that Crossfire, previously the longest running political debate program on television, will return to the network this fall. Hosting from the right will be Newt Gingrich …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Daily Caller and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »

Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:

In 2009, Ed Snowden said leakers “should be shot.” Then he became one — In Internet chat, Snowden opined on travel, short-selling—and national security. — Aurich Lawson / The Guardian — Ed Snowden was 23 years old when he moved to Geneva in 2007. Soon after arriving, he was looking for a taste of home.

Discussion: Mediaite, BobCesca.com, Hit & Run and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

Timothy B. Lee / Wonkblog:
Four years ago, Ed Snowden thought leakers should be ‘shot’

Discussion: Little Green Footballs and The Daily Caller

Bill Barrow / Associated Press:

Republicans Across The South Promise Quick Action After SCOTUS Ruling — ATLANTA (AP) — Across the South, Republicans are working to take advantage of a new political landscape after a divided U.S. Supreme Court freed all or part of 15 states, many of them in the old Confederacy …

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune, The Maddow Blog and Commentary Magazine

Richard L. Hasen / New York Times:
The Chief Justice's Long Game

Discussion: New Republic, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Prairie Weather, Balkinization, Connecting.the.Dots, News Desk and ACS Blog

Ginger Gibson / Politico:

Rep. Tim Huelskamp to file constitutional amendment to restore DOMA — Rep. Tim Huelskamp said he will file a constitutional amendment later this week to restore DOMA. — The Kansas Republican said he will be joined by other conservatives in supporting that effort.

Discussion: PoliticusUSA

Politico:
GOP leadership on DOMA: It's up to the states

Discussion: ThinkProgress and p m carpenter's commentary

Ariel Levy / News Desk:

How Edith Windsor Learned She Won — Everyone at the apartment of Roberta Kaplan, the lawyer who argued Edith Windsor's successful challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, exploded in screams and sobs when the ruling came down. Kaplan called her mother and said, “Total victory, Mom: it couldn't be better.”