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Charles J. Dean / al.com:
Roy Moore: Alabama judges cannot issue same-sex marriage licenses for 25 days — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore said the state supreme court today issued an order that effectively keeps probate judges from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples for 25 days.
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Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Rand Paul: Government Should Get Out of the Marriage Business Altogether — Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky. — While I disagree with Supreme Court's redefinition of marriage, I believe that all Americans have the right to contract. — The Constitution is silent on the question …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Cruz bashes ‘elites’ on Supreme Court — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Monday bashed “elites” on the Supreme Court for imposing their will on America's heartland in its decision to legalize same-sex marriage. — “You've got nine lawyers, they are all from Harvard or Yale …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Bloomberg Business and Mediaite
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics To Remain Open — The Supreme Court issued a brief, two paragraph order on Monday permitting Texas abortion clinics that are endangered by state law requiring them to comply with onerous regulations or else shut down to remain open.
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Hullabaloo
Kate Royals / The Clarion Ledger:
Court: Bryant opposes lifting of stay in same-sex marriage case — UPDATE: A move by Gov. Phil Bryant has added another layer of uncertainty to same-sex marriage licenses issued in Mississippi following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage in every state on Friday.
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
States Seeking Voter Citizenship Proof Denied by U.S. Supreme Court
States Seeking Voter Citizenship Proof Denied by U.S. Supreme Court
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Election Law Blog, Reuters, Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hinterland Gazette and The Daily Caller
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Why Ted Cruz watched pornography with Supreme Court justices
Why Ted Cruz watched pornography with Supreme Court justices
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San Antonio Current, Medium and Mediaite
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Remain Open
Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Remain Open
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LiberalAmerica.org, Daily Kos and LifeNews.com
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Blocks Obama's Limits on Power Plants
Supreme Court Blocks Obama's Limits on Power Plants
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Guardian, ThinkProgress, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Reuters, Detroit Free Press and Fusion
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg Business:
Independent Redistricting Panel Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
Independent Redistricting Panel Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
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Election Law Blog, Yahoo Politics, Bloomberg View and ABC News
Todd J. Gillman / Trail Blazers Blog:
Updated: Spat escalates as Ted Cruz dusts off 2009 email to rebut Karl Rove denial on Bush41 endorsement episode
Updated: Spat escalates as Ted Cruz dusts off 2009 email to rebut Karl Rove denial on Bush41 endorsement episode
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Bloomberg View, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Cruz for President, Mediaite, Business Insider, BREITBART.COM, New York Times, Politico and Washington Post
NBC News:
NBC Cuts Business Ties with Donald Trump Over Immigration Remarks — NBC is ending its business relationship with Donald Trump over his recent comments about Mexican immigrants. — “At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values,” NBC said in a statement.
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Taylor Marsh, American Spectator, Hot Air, Hinterland Gazette and CBS DC
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NBCUniversal:
NBC STATEMENT REGARDING DONALD TRUMP — At NBC, respect and dignity for all people are cornerstones of our values. — Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCUniversal is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump.
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Deadline, Politico, Business Insider, Gothamist, Latino Rebels, NPR, Mashable and Fox News Insider, more at Mediagazer »
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
NBC cuts ties with Trump
NBC cuts ties with Trump
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Associated Press, Latino Rebels, Mediaite and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Dylan Byers / Politico:
NBCUniversal cuts ties with Trump
NBCUniversal cuts ties with Trump
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The Week, Mediaite and Booman Tribune
The Hill:
Politics shift on ObamaCare — The politics of ObamaCare are shifting. — A law that helped Republicans sweep into the House majority in 2010 and contributed to Democrats losing the Senate four years later might be becoming a bigger political problem for the GOP than it is a liability for Democrats.
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Business Insider and Daily Kos
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Begin Planning to Nuke Filibuster and Repeal Obamacare — Jeb Bush and Scott Walker are onboard; other candidates will follow. — Shares … The pairing of Supreme Court decisions last week, on same-sex marriage and health care, created an impression that the fate of the two issues …
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The Hugh Hewitt Show and New York Times
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Supreme Court's ruling comes too late for coal — President Barack Obama's opponents won a Supreme Court skirmish in the “war on coal” Monday, but the ruling blocking his mercury pollution rule won't do anything to reverse coal's waning role in the nation's power supply.
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The PJ Tatler
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Greece Over the Brink — It has been obvious for some time that the creation of the euro was a terrible mistake. Europe never had the preconditions for a successful single currency — above all, the kind of fiscal and banking union that, for example, ensures that when a housing bubble in Florida bursts …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Awesome Gratuitousness of the Greek Crisis
The Awesome Gratuitousness of the Greek Crisis
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Reuters, Balloon Juice and The Conversation
John Fund / National Review:
The Greek Crisis: Too Little Democracy, Too Much Bureaucracy
The Greek Crisis: Too Little Democracy, Too Much Bureaucracy
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Instapundit
New York Times:
Jewish Group, With Hired Protesters, Opposes the Parade — Some of the most curious costumes worn along the parade route belonged to protesters. — Behind a barricade, a group of men wore the fringed Jewish prayer garment known as the tzitzit and held up anti-gay signs bearing the logo …
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Advocate, Gothamist, PinkNews, Mediaite and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
State Department Ejects Free Beacon Reporter from Briefing — VIENNA—Officials with the Department of State threatened to call security Monday on a Washington Free Beacon reporter who was attempting to report on a briefing held by senior Obama administration figures in Vienna on the eve of an expected nuclear agreement with Iran.
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The Last Tradition, Moe Lane, Weekly Standard and Mediaite
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law.cornell.edu:
on writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the tenth circuit — Justice Breyer, with whom Justice Ginsburg joins, dissenting. — For the reasons stated in Justice Sotomayor's opinion, I dissent from the Court's holding. But rather than try to patch …
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Justice Stephen Breyer's dissent: Death penalty may be unconstitutional
Justice Stephen Breyer's dissent: Death penalty may be unconstitutional
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Bloomberg Business and Yahoo Politics
Danielle Ferguson / Des Moines Register:
Trump says famous hair will get new look in White House — WINTERSET, Ia. - Donald Trump says if he gets elected president, he would have to change his hair style because he wouldn't have time to maintain it, as he would be working his butt off in the White House.
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Goldie Taylor / Blue Nation Review:
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Los Angeles Times:
Tough vaccination bill expected to pass California Legislature — The California Legislature on Monday is expected to pass a bill requiring mandatory vaccinations for children, moving to end exemptions from state immunization laws based on religious or other personal beliefs.
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NOLA River and WYPR