Celebrities flooded social media today after hearing the Supreme Court’s decisions in favor of gay marriage in two high-profile cases. The Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act while arguing California’s Proposition 8, which declared marriage is between a
The Supreme Court’s rulings Wednesday on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 are being viewed as a limited victory for advocates of same-sex marriage–and also for federalism. The Court’s decision to strike down DOMA means that a
Justice Anthony Kennedy provided the swing vote in a narrow 5-4 Supreme Court decision Wednesday striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had defined marriage as between a man and a woman for federal purposes, and had allowed
(AP) Supreme Court clears way for gay marriage in CalifBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California’s gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal
(AP) High court strikes down federal marriage provisionBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that legally married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples. The court invalidated a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage
As the Supreme Court prepares to hand down its decisions in two key cases about gay marriage today, the shadow of Roe v. Wade, delivered forty years ago, hangs over the Justices. The landmark abortion decision was a federal and
In May, the “Gang of Eight’s” immigration reform bill passed a procedural hurdle in the United States Senate and moved to full Senate consideration. Now the debate is underway and expected to last through the month of June. Proponents of
By JIM VERTUNO and CHRIS TOMLINSONAssociated PressAUSTIN, TexasTexas Republicans have passed new abortion restrictions expected to close almost every abortion clinic in the nation’s second most populous state. The Republican-controlled Senate voted for the bill while hundreds of protesters screamed
J. Christian Adams is the whistleblower who formerly served in the Voting Rights Section at the Department of Justice, and exposed the DOJ’s failure to prosecute the radical New Black Panthers for voter intimidation. He evidently still has sources at
Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act forced states that had poor minority turnout numbers fifty years ago to get Justice Department approval for all election-law decisions. Not only was this section of the law outdated, it had become particularly
Vice President Joe Biden, reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision in the case Shelby County v. Holder: “The Voting Rights Act, the cornerstone of the American Civil Rights Movement–the thing that really got me engaged in politics as a young
(AP) High court voids key part of Voting Rights ActBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with an up-to-date formula for deciding
Author Terry McMillan routinely uses her Twitter account to share positive, uplifting messages with her fans. In between, the Waiting to Exhale author rants against conservatives. Today, McMillan went the latter route, blasting the current Supreme Court in the hours
Breitbart News was in the courtroom today when Chief Justice John Roberts read the Supreme Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. The Court’s opinion was modest and narrow, but to hear the media tell
Washington Times: A Democratic lawmaker from Minnesota criticized Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act by calling Justice Clarence Thomas “Uncle Thomas,” then saying he didn’t know “Uncle Tom” was a racist epithet. On his Twitter account
Today’s quite reasonable SCOTUS decision on the Voting Rights Act pointed out that it’s long past time for Congress to revisit the criteria for requiring districts to obtain federal “pre-clearance” for changes to their voting procedures. The existing formula, included
Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 was a loss for the Obama administration, which had used the Voting Rights Act to attack state voter ID laws, suggesting that they were racist.
The Rev. Al Sharpton on MSNBC reacting to the Supreme Court ruling striking down a key part of the Voting Rights Act
In Fisher v. University of Texas, the Supreme Court considered UT’s admissions process, which uses applicants’ race as a factor. The Court held that the Constitution sets a high bar for government’s of race without violating the Fourteenth Amendment, and
Breitbart News has reported extensively on whether President Barack Obama’s recess appointments (those that do not require Senate confirmation) violate the Constitution. Early this year, a top federal appeals court held Obama’s appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
On Monday, the Supreme Court raised the bar on what government must prove in programs that give preferences based on race, in a surprising 7-1 decision in Fisher v. University of Texas. Beginning in 1978, the Supreme Court has held
This week the Supreme Court will hand down four decisions that will mark a turning point for the United States, and some possible outcomes could even change the course of this country for the rest of our national existence. The
(AP) – One of the country’s most notorious financial scandals came to a protracted legal conclusion Friday as ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling — already in prison for his role in the once-mighty energy giant’s collapse — was resentenced to
UPDATE: Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling was resentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday. He had been sentenced to 24 years in 2006 after he was convicted on 19 counts of “conspiracy, securities fraud, insider treading and lying to
Conservatives are launching a multi-track strategy in the wake of the Supreme Court’s major election law case this week. As Breitbart News reported Monday, the Supreme Court held in a 7-2 decision in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council that states
