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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.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Denying U.S. Benefits to Gay Spouses — 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 …
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court delivers wins for gay marriage movement — (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a significant victory to gay rights advocates by recognizing that married gay men and women are eligible for federal benefits and paving the way for same-sex marriage in California.
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The Moderate Voice, Outside the Beltway and Not the Singularity
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Antonin Scalia Is Angry. Again.
Antonin Scalia Is Angry. Again.
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Slate, Guardian, New Republic, The Maddow Blog and The Dish
Carly Schwartz / The Huffington Post:
Supreme Court DOMA Decision Rules Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Supreme Court DOMA Decision Rules Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
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The Daily Banter, addictinginfo.org and NewsHounds blog
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Prop. 8: Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in California
Prop. 8: Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in California
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The Maddow Blog
Politico:
John Boehner ‘disappointed’ with DOMA ruling
John Boehner ‘disappointed’ with DOMA ruling
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ThinkProgress and p m carpenter's commentary
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Supreme Court Rules DOMA Is Unconstitutional
Supreme Court Rules DOMA Is Unconstitutional
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Slate and The Raw Story
CNN:
Court issues 5-4 ruling rejecting DOMA
Court issues 5-4 ruling rejecting DOMA
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This Just In, Global Public Square and PrawfsBlawg
New York Times:
Live Analysis of the Supreme Court Decisions on Gay Marriage
Live Analysis of the Supreme Court Decisions on Gay Marriage
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JohnShore.com
Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Rulings Boost Gay Marriage
Supreme Court Rulings Boost Gay Marriage
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Washington Wire, Weekly Standard, Law Blog, The Reaction and Talking Points Memo
Stephen L. Carter / Bloomberg:
The Supreme Court Matters Less Than You Think
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.”
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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 …
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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 …
U.S. News:
Texas abortion bill fails to pass after epic filibuster — A bill that opponents claimed would virtually ban abortion in Texas failed to pass late Tuesday after lawmakers missed a deadline by just minutes. — There were chaotic scenes after a filibuster attempt fell just short and protesters cheered …
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Ed Payne / CNN:
Texas abortion bill dies as confusion marks end of session — (CNN) — The Texas legislature's special session ended in chaos and confusion early Wednesday, when a marathon filibuster failed — but so did a Republican effort to pass a bill that would have greatly restricted abortions in the state.
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Jade Walker / The Huffington Post:
Texas Abortion Bill Filibustered By State Senator Wendy Davis Is Dead
Texas Abortion Bill Filibustered By State Senator Wendy Davis Is Dead
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Slate, Wonkblog, PoliticusUSA, The Raw Story, First Read and The Agonist
The Texas Tribune:
Liveblog: Senators Trying to Determine if Abortion Bill Passed
Liveblog: Senators Trying to Determine if Abortion Bill Passed
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Guardian, Crooks and Liars, Gawker, addictinginfo.org, New York Times, Business Insider, Firedoglake and skippy the bush kangaroo
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama account tweets support for Texas abortion rights filibuster
Obama account tweets support for Texas abortion rights filibuster
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Weasel Zippers, Gawker and Shakesville
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 …
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Associated Press and The Maddow Blog
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Richard L. Hasen / New York Times:
The Chief Justice's Long Game
The Chief Justice's Long Game
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The Hill, Balkinization, Prairie Weather, ACS Blog, Taegan Goddard's … and Trail Blazers Blog
New York Times:
An Assault on the Voting Rights Act
An Assault on the Voting Rights Act
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Ilya Shapiro / Bloomberg:
Jim Crow Is Dead. Long Live the Constitution.
Jim Crow Is Dead. Long Live the Constitution.
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NationalJournal.com
Richard A. Posner / Slate:
Supreme Court 2013: The Year in Review
Supreme Court 2013: The Year in Review
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, American Prospect and The Plum Line
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
President Obama confronts George W. Bush court on voting, gay rights cases
President Obama confronts George W. Bush court on voting, gay rights cases
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CNN, Commentary Magazine, Associated Press and Philly.com
Joshua Green / Businessweek:
The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decision Is a Poison Chalice for the GOP
The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Decision Is a Poison Chalice for the GOP
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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 …
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National Review, Quartz and The Daily Caller
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Alex Berenson / New York Times:
Snowden, Through the Eyes of a Spy Novelist
Snowden, Through the Eyes of a Spy Novelist
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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.
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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 …
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The Daily Caller and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »
ESPN:
Aaron Hernandez arrested — NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. — Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday morning, more than a week after an acquaintance of the New England Patriots tight end was found dead in an industrial park near his house. — The Bristol County District Attorney's office released …
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CNN:
Player taken into custody
Player taken into custody
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Scared Monkeys, KTLA 5, RYOT News and The Hinterland Gazette
Alison Rourke / Guardian:
Julia Gillard ousted as Australia prime minister — Julia Gillard confirms she will not contest next parliamentary elections after losing Labor party leadership ballot to Kevin Rudd — Australia's first female prime minister, Julia Gillard, has been sacked by her party just months …
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Samizdata, Libertarian Republican and Outside the Beltway
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Emma Griffiths / ABC:
Kevin Rudd defeats Julia Gillard 57-45 in Labor leadership ballot, paving way for a return to PM
Kevin Rudd defeats Julia Gillard 57-45 in Labor leadership ballot, paving way for a return to PM
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The Week, New York Times, BBC, Via Meadia and Infowars
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.”
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Dish and Towleroad News #gay
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.
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