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Kimberly Davis Carter County Detention Center

#StandWithKim Davis

As of Friday morning, Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis sits in jail for her refusal to hand out state licenses for same-sex marriages. She cited her First Amendment religious liberty in her defense. She was arrested after being held in

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Salon: Animals Are People Too

Salon has brilliantly presented the argument that animals should be considered people, positing that the antiquated notion of a line of demarcation between humans and animals should be discarded.

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Scalia Dings California in Gay Marriage Dissent

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took a swipe at California in his dissent of Friday’s landmark 5-4 ruling that made gay marriage a constitutionally protected right under the Fourteenth Amendment and legal in all 50 states.

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Worse than Obamacare: Housing Case Lets Feds Target ‘Unconscious’ Racism

In the Obamacare case, the Court pretended to know what was really in the minds of legislators in spite of their explicit words (and evidence of their actual intent). In Texas Housing, the Court has ruled that the federal government can decide what is really in the minds of ordinary people, whether they intend to discriminate or not.

Supreme Court Deeply Skeptical of Obamacare 'Abortion Mandate'

Supreme Court Deeply Skeptical of Obamacare 'Abortion Mandate'

Several justices sharply questioned Obamacare’s “abortion mandate” today at the Supreme Court, and five justices – a majority of the court – appeared deeply skeptical of the controversial regulation at issue. Chief Justice John Roberts–who turned out to be the

CNN: Is Kennedy 'The First Gay Justice'?

CNN: Is Kennedy 'The First Gay Justice'?

On Friday, CNN celebrated the Supreme Court’s lawless decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act by asking whether opinion-writing Justice Anthony Kennedy was “the first gay justice.” In a puff piece designed to designate Kennedy one of America’s

Who Are the Real Bigots on Gay Marriage?

Who Are the Real Bigots on Gay Marriage?

Justice Anthony Kennedy did the cause of gay marriage no favors when he ruled that the purpose of laws that uphold traditional marriage was to “disparage and injure” same-sex couples. By casting support for traditional marriage falsely as bigotry, he

Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case

Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case

(AP) High court looks at race in college admissionsBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONNine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back

Another Big Supreme Court Term Kicks Off Monday

Another Big Supreme Court Term Kicks Off Monday

(AP) Another big Supreme Court term kicks off MondayBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONWhen last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court’s liberals in an unlikely lineup that upheld

Obama's Coming Campaign Against The Supreme Court

Obama's Coming Campaign Against The Supreme Court

If, as widely forecast, the Supreme Court votes down Obamacare on Thursday with Anthony Kennedy as the deciding vote, President Obama will likely shift his campaign strategy directly against the Supreme Court – and Kennedy in particular. So far, President

Why Did Chief Justice Roberts Vote Against AZ's Law?

Why Did Chief Justice Roberts Vote Against AZ's Law?

The key vote in today’s Arizona immigration bill decision belonged not to Justice Anthony Kennedy – who, when it doubt, votes for what he perceives to be “personal freedom” considerations – but Chief Justice John Roberts, whom conservatives were told