memeorandum: Supreme Court rules states must allow same-sex marriage (CNN)

10:30 PM ET, June 26, 2015

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Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:

It Is Accomplished … I remember one of the first TV debates I had on the then-strange question of civil marriage for gay couples. It was Crossfire, as I recall, and Gary Bauer's response to my rather earnest argument after my TNR cover-story on the matter was laughter.

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Fredrik deBoer / Politico:

It's time to legalize polygamy — Why group marriage is the next horizon of social liberalism. — Getty. — Welcome to the exciting new world of the slippery slope. With the Supreme Court's landmark ruling this Friday legalizing same sex marriage in all 50 states, social liberalism has achieved one of its central goals.

Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite

Adam Liptak / New York Times:

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 …

Peter Lakomy / National Review:

Constitutional Remedies to a Lawless Supreme Court — This week, we have twice seen Supreme Court justices violating their judicial oaths. Yesterday, the justices rewrote Obamacare, yet again, in order to force this failed law on the American people. Today, the Court doubled …

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Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Jindal: 'Let's just get rid of the court' — Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) condemned the Supreme Court on Friday following its ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. — “The Supreme Court is completely out of control, making laws on their own, and has become a public opinion poll instead …

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The Huffington Post:

Antonin Scalia Dissent In Marriage Equality Case Is Even More Unhinged Than You'd Think — WASHINGTON — Justice Antonin Scalia has really had it. — Scalia's dissent in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which officially made marriage equality the law of the land, runs for eight pages …

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton:

Attorney General Ken Paxton: Following High Court's Flawed Ruling, Next Fight is Religious Liberty — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's flawed ruling on states' constitutional right to define marriage, stating the next fight is religious liberty:

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Perry for President:

Statement by Gov. Perry on SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Ruling — AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges: — “I am disappointed the Supreme Court today chose to change the centuries old definition of marriage as between one man and one woman.

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Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller:

THE SILENCING: Paper Will Limit Anti-Gay Marriage Op-Eds — The editorial board of PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. is taking a hardcore stance against those who disagree with the Supreme Court ruling to legalize gay marriage. … After receiving strong pushback …

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John-Henry Westen / The Federalist:
Same-Sex Marriage Won't Bring Us Peace

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Politico, Washington Monthly, Hot Air and Pew Research Center

Mike Huckabee for President:
Huckabee blasts SCOTUS “I will not acquiesce to an imperial court” vows to “resist and reject judicial tyranny”

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PennLive.com:
The Supremes got it right - It's no longer ‘gay marriage.’ It's ‘marriage.’ And we're better for it: Editorial

Discussion: Hot Air

CNN:
Supreme Court rules states must allow same-sex marriage

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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Here's Every 2016 GOP Candidate's Response To The Same-Sex Marriage Ruling — And There's A Divide

Discussion: Liberal Values, Hit & Run and New York Times

Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Ben And Jerry's Celebrates Marriage Equality With ‘I Dough, I Dough’ Ice Cream

Discussion: Mediaite

The New Republic:
for Marriage Equality — On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled …

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Texas AG: ‘No Court, No Law, No Rule’ Will Change Definition Of Marriage

Discussion: The Texas Tribune and The Atlantic

Dan Roberts / Guardian:
Gay marriage declared legal across the US in historic supreme court ruling

Discussion: Booman Tribune

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide

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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Supreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In All 50 States

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The White House / Medium:

Behind the Lens: When the President Heard the News of the Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act — The President was in the middle of his daily briefing on Thursday when Brian Mosteller, the director of Oval Office operations, abruptly opened the door at 10:10AM.

Discussion: Business Insider and Mashable

Dylan Matthews / Vox:

Barack Obama is officially one of the most consequential presidents in American history — After Thursday's Supreme Court ruling, there's no longer any doubt: Barack Obama is one of the most consequential presidents in American history — and he will be a particularly towering figure in the history of American progressivism.

Discussion: Prairie Weather and New York Times

Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Long, Long Battle For Health Care Reform

Discussion: Democratic Strategist

Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Hooray for Obamacare

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John Santucci / ABC News:

Exclusive: Donald Trump Bans Univision Employees From His Properties — Donald Trump has banned any employee of Univision from stepping foot on one of his properties after the Spanish-language network cancelled the Miss USA telecast. — The billionaire real estate baron …

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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Donald Trump bans Univision staff from his Miami golf resort

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CNN:

Story highlights — Conclusive evidence of Richard Matt and David Sweat was found at a cabin, a New York State Police spokesman says — Plattsburgh, New York (CNN)Richard Matt, one of two escaped murderers from an upstate New York maximum-security prison, was shot and killed …

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ABC News:
Escaped New York Inmate Richard Matt Shot and Killed by Police, Officials Say

Discussion: Guardian and Mediaite

BBC:

Tunisia attack on Sousse beach ‘kills 37’ — Dozens of people were also injured in the attack — At least 37 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, according to the health ministry.

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Daily Mail:
Tunisia ‘ISIS’ terrorist is arrested for killing 37 tourists on Sousse beach

Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST

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

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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:

The Goldberg File — Dear Reader (unless you have a Matchbox car of the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard, in which case you must be sent to reeducation camp), — In my column today I note that we now live in a world where Bobby Jindal is a fake Indian, but it's racist to say Elizabeth Warren isn't a real Indian.

Discussion: EconLog

WCIV-TV | ABC News 4:

North Charleston police chief fires officer for Confederate Flag photo found on Facebook — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A North Charleston police officer who posted a photo of himself wearing Confederate Flag boxer shorts to Facebook has been fired. — The photo spread across …