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9:00 AM ET, June 27, 2013

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Tim Grieve / NationalJournal.com:
Scalia: ‘High-Handed’ Kennedy Has Declared Us ‘Enemies of the Human Race’  —  Dissenting from this morning's opinion on the Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Antonin Scalia - as expected - holds nothing back.  —  In a ripping dissent, Scalia says that Justice Anthony Kennedy and his colleagues …
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BuzzFeed:
The 2013 Running Of The Interns  —  A Supreme Court special edition .  —  Suggested soundtrack for this post:  —  The “Running of the Interns” is a cherished Washington D.C. tradition.  —  Via: Win McNamee / Getty Images  —  Whenever the Supreme Court hands down a groundbreaking ruling...
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Chris Christie blasts gay-marriage ruling  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed the Supreme Court decision on DOMA as “wrong” and an example of “judicial supremacy.”  —  Christie, a former federal prosecutor, made the remarks on his “Ask the Governor” radio show, hours …
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Current Conditions  —  “While any racial discrimination in voting is too much,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. told us in Tuesday's decision gutting the Voting Rights Act, “Congress must ensure that the legislation it passes to remedy that problem speaks to current conditions.”
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Court's Immeasurable Impact  —  With one of its rulings the Supreme Court mandated federal recognition of gay couples married in places that permit it; with another, it reopened the door to same-sex marriage in California, our most populous state.  These practical consequences are huge.
Wall Street Journal:
A Gay Marriage Muddle  —  Even the dissenters aren't sure what the majority is saying.  —  The Supreme Court didn't propound another Roe v. Wade on Wednesday and discover a constitutional right to gay marriage, but it did take a major step toward it.  The saving grace for democratic consensus …
Jeff Zeleny / ABC News:
Rand Paul: On Gay Marriage GOP Needs to ‘Agree to Disagree’  —  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told ABC News he believes the Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act was appropriate, and that the issue should be left to the states.  He praised Justice Anthony Kennedy for avoiding “a cultural war.”
Eric Henderson / CBS Minnesota:
Minnesota Reacts To SCOTUS Decision On DOMA
Washington Wire:   Obama's Supreme Court News Jinx Continues
Dan Morrison / CBS DC:
National Cathedral Rings Bells to Cheer Gay Marriage
CNN:
CNN's GUT CHECK for June 26, 2013
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Antonin Scalia's Gay Marriage Dissent Is Dripping With Contempt And Sarcasm
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
SCOTUS, like Obama, leaves marriage to states
Discussion: CNN, Bloomberg and The Huffington Post
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Wendy and the Boys  —  There is an old saying that Texas is “heaven for men and dogs, but hell for women and oxen.”  But the state's history is chock-full of stories of female role models.  Barbara Jordan.  Ann Richards.  In downtown Austin, there's a statue of Angelina Eberly …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Texas state senator Wendy Davis filibusters her way to Democratic stardom  —  Wendy Davis strode onto the floor of the Texas Senate chamber on Tuesday in rouge-red running shoes, and came off it early Wednesday morning as the Democratic Party's newest star.  —  During 13 hours in between …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Christy Hoppe / Trail Blazers Blog:
Gov. Rick Perry to push abortion regulations again in special session starting next week
Ross Douthat:
When Congress Abdicates  —  I have gone over Chief Justice John Roberts' majority opinion in today's Voting Rights Act decision twice, and each time it has persuaded me that the V.R.A. should be revised in light of current conditions without persuading me that this is a question that the Supreme Court should be adjudicating.
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Steven Hill / Reuters:
So the Voting Rights Act Is Gutted—What Can Protect Minority Voters Now?
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Lawmakers likely to push voting rights
Discussion: Politico
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Timing of legalization becomes key to immigration reform chances  —  The timing of when to grant legal status to the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants has emerged as the key point of dispute between the House and the Senate, which is poised to approve its immigration bill as soon as Thursday.
Discussion: Reuters
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Politico:
70 votes looks elusive on immigration
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
The personal side of taking on the NSA: emerging smears |  Glenn Greenwald  —  Distractions about my past and personal life have emerged - an inevitable side effect for those who challenge the US government  —  When I made the choice to report aggressively on top-secret NSA programs …
Dorothy Pomerantz / Forbes:
Oprah Winfrey Regains No. 1 Slot On Forbes 2013 List Of The Most Powerful Celebrities  —  Everyone should know this by now: Never count Oprah out.  Despite business stumbles and an $88 million earnings drop since last year, Oprah Winfrey returns to the top of Forbes' annual Celebrity 100 ranking …
Associated Press:
Obama begins Senegal visit … DAKAR, Senegal — Posters plastered with President Obama's smiling face and U.S. flags flapping in the warm ocean breeze lined the main routes into Senegal's capital city of Dakar on Thursday.  —  Obama arrived in Senegal as part of a three-country visit …
Discussion: The Week, CNN and NPR
Michael Graczyk / Associated Press:
Kimberly McCarthy Executed: Texas Carries Out 500th Execution  —  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.  —  Kimberly McCarthy, who was put to death …
Discussion: Guardian and The LEIBOWITZ Blog
 
 
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
C.I.A. Report Finds Concerns With Ties to New York Police
Discussion: emptywheel and CNN
Evan Perez / Washington Wire:
U.S. Scoffs at Snowden Middle Name Mixup
Kay Hymowitz / Foreign Policy:
Think Again: Working Women
Economic Policy Institute:
CEO Pay in 2012 Was Extraordinarily High Relative to Typical Workers and Other High Earners
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Wonkblog
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller:
That didn't work out so well for him.  —  I can't wait to not order my t-shirt:
Discussion: EBL
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
In 2009, Ed Snowden said leakers “should be shot.” Then he became one
 

 
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