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...

Obama: Marriages should hold across state lines  —  President Barack Obama on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's rulings on same-sex marriage, but said the high court “made a mistake” in its decision to overturn a key piece of the Voting Rights Act.  —  Speaking from Dakar, Senegal …

Dems who backed DOMA laud its end  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act “a great, historic day for equality in America.”  —  He went on: “The idea that allowing two loving, committed people to marry …

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.

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.”

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 …