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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...
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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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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 …


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.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Statement by Secretary Hagel on DOMA Ruling — The Department of Defense welcomes the Supreme Court's decision today on the Defense of Marriage Act. The department will immediately begin the process of implementing the Supreme Court's decision in consultation …
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STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY CLINTON ON TODAY'S SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY — By overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, the Court recognized that discrimination towards any group holds us all back in our efforts to form a more perfect union.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Minnesota Reacts To SCOTUS Decision On DOMA — MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) - A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday extending federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples was met with jubilation and criticism in Minnesota, barely six weeks after the state moved to legalize gay marriage.
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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.”
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The Gay-Marriage Victory Is Bigger Than You Think
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NOM Sharply Condemns US Supreme Court Over Illegitimate Rulings Legislating From The Bench …

Frank Rich on the National Circus: Gay Marriage Triumphs, Roberts Be Damned
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DING DONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD
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GOP leadership on DOMA: It's up to the states
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National Cathedral Rings Bells to Cheer Gay Marriage
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Defense Department Welcomes Supreme Court Decision
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The DOMA Decision and Federalism
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Supreme Court delivers wins for gay marriage movement
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Jerry Brown: Counties must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
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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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Current Conditions — “While any racial discrimination in voting …
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So the Voting Rights Act Is Gutted—What Can Protect Minority Voters Now?
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Gov. Perry Calls Special Session to Begin July 1 — AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today announced a Special Session of the Texas Legislature will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, July 1. — “I am calling the Legislature back into session because too much important work remains undone for the people of Texas.
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Gov. Rick Perry to push abortion regulations again in special session starting next week
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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 …
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U.S. Scoffs at Snowden Middle Name Mixup — If Edward Snowden's flight from U.S. justice can be blamed on a mixup over his middle name, the Justice Department doesn't buy it. — U.S. officials rejected suggestions by Hong Kong authorities that part of the problem in the U.S. request …
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Name Mix-Up Helped Snowden Leave Hong Kong
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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.
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Four years ago, Ed Snowden thought leakers should be ‘shot’
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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 …
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Americans (Narrowly) Support 20-Week Abortion Ban
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EXCLUSIVE: PALIN THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET ON PRIMARY CHALLENGES TO RUBIO, AYOTTE — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has the most influence among conservative voters in Republican primaries, told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) …
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