memeorandum: Was Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Blackmailed? (Wayne Root/TheBlaze.com)

12:40 PM ET, June 26, 2015

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Gay Marriage Upheld by Supreme Court in Close Ruling — WASHINGTON — In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage. — The 5-to-4 decision, the culmination of decades …

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Mike Huckabee for President:

Huckabee blasts SCOTUS “I will not acquiesce to an imperial court” vows to “resist and reject judicial tyranny” — Launches statewide “Religious Liberty Townhall Tour” across Iowa — Little Rock, Ark. - Former Arkansas governor and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee …

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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:

Supreme Court rules gay couples nationwide have a right to marry — The Supreme Court on Friday delivered an historic victory for gay rights, ruling 5-4 that the Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry no matter where they live and that states may no longer reserve the right only for heterosexual couples.

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Yahoo Politics:

Supreme Court affirms right to gay marriage — The Supreme Court has found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, striking down bans in 14 states and handing a historic victory to the gay rights movement that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago.

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The Hill:

Supreme Court ruling legalizes same-sex marriage — The Supreme Court in an historic 5-4 ruling on Friday said there is a right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states, delivering a monumental win for gay rights across the country. — Justice Anthony Kennedy, often the swing vote on the court …

Discussion: Hot Air

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed: President Obama Calls Supreme Court Ruling For Nationwide Marriage Equality A “Victory For Gay And Lesbian Couples”

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Obama: Same-Sex Marriage Ruling ‘Is A Victory For America’ (VIDEO)

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Bradley Engle / BobbyJindal.com:
Governor Jindal Releases Statement on Gay Marriage Ruling

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Politico:
2016 candidates react to historic gay-marriage ruling

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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court Rules Gay Marriage Is a Nationwide Right

Erin Mershon / Politico:
Republican lawmaker introduces ‘SCOTUScare Act’

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Hooray for Obamacare — Was I on the edge of my seat, waiting for the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare subsidies? No — I was pacing the room, too nervous to sit, worried that the court would use one sloppily worded sentence to deprive millions of health insurance …

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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:

The Roberts Court's Reality Check — Sometimes the Supreme Court moves in mysterious ways. The health care decision was not one of those times. — A case that six months ago seemed to offer the court's conservatives a low-risk opportunity to accomplish what they almost did in 2012 …

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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:

Doom for a Cynical Assault on Obamacare — Supporters of the Affordable Care Act, starting with President Barack Obama, have generally taken the high road in response to Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the heart of the law. Graciousness in victory is, perhaps, its own reward.

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:

House bill would force the Supreme Court to enroll in ObamaCare — A House Republican on Thursday proposed forcing the Supreme Court justices and their staff to enroll in ObamaCare. — Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) said that his SCOTUScare Act would make all nine justices and their employees join …

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George F. Will / Washington Post:

On Obamacare, John Roberts helps overthrow the Constitution — Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. (Larry Downing/Reuters) — Conservatives are dismayed about the Supreme Court's complicity in rewriting the Affordable Care Act — its ratification of the IRS's disregard of the statute's plain and purposeful language.

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Wayne Root / TheBlaze.com:

Was Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Blackmailed? — Wayne is the author of the newly released national bestseller: “The Murder of the Middle Class”. Wayne Allyn Root is a former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, successful entrepreneur, small business defender, business speaker …

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Conservatives steamed at Chief Justice Roberts' betrayal

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Matt K. Lewis / The Week:
How John Roberts abandoned conservatives

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New York Times:
The Supreme Court Saves Obamacare, Again

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Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:

Hollande: 1 dead in France terror attack, severed head found with message — Story highlights — London (CNN)[Latest developments] — • French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the suspect arrested had been under surveillance but was not previously involved in terrorist activities.

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Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
Terrorist Attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait Kill Dozens

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BBC:
France attack: Man decapitated in attack near Lyon

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Andrew Sparrow / Guardian:
Terror attacks: deadly gun assault on Tunisia tourist beach - live updates

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Politico:
Hollande calls assault terrorism

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New York Times:
Terrorist Attack in France Leaves One Decapitated at Factory

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Politico:

Trump bump terrifies GOP — Insiders worry the mogul will damage the eventual nominee and hurt a party struggling to connect with women and minorities. — Getty — All jokes aside, the Republican Party is officially afraid of Donald Trump. — He has virtually zero chance of winning the presidential nomination.

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Bristol Palin:

Big News — I wanted you guys to be the first to know that I am pregnant. — Honestly, I've been trying my hardest to keep my chin up on this one. — At the end of the day there's nothing I can't do with God by my side, and I know I am fully capable of handling anything that is put in front of me with dignity and grace.

Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:

Jeb Bush Tries to Win Without Speaking to His Favorite Strategist — The singular failure of Jeb Bush's political career was his 1994 loss in the Florida governor's race by less than two percentage points. The defeat cast Bush, a rising Republican star, into the political wilderness …

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:

State Dept. Gets Libya Emails That Hillary Clinton Didn't Hand Over — WASHINGTON — Despite claims by Hillary Rodham Clinton that she provided the State Department with all of her work-related emails from the personal account she used exclusively when she was in office …

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Associated Press:
State Dept.: 15 emails missing from Clinton cache

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James Hibberd / EW.com:

NBC scolds Donald Trump: ‘We do not agree’ — NBC is scolding Donald Trump. In a rare rebuke of their longtime content partner, NBC released this statement late Thursday: “Donald Trump's opinions do not represent those of NBC, and we do not agree with his positions on a number of issues, including his recent comments on immigration.”