A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro rule that the law, which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages, violated the Constitution because it…
Sen. Al Franken took the opportunity during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to subtly criticize Republican statements asserting that Thurgood Marshall — the court’s first African American justice and a lawyer instrumental in getting…
Sen. Amy Klobuchar took to the Senate floor to decry the double standard that critics have applied to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Members of the media in recent weeks have criticized Kagan’s wardrobe, her softball batting stance and…
Barack Obama’s White House would rather not fight or switch when it comes to making nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court. So it wouldn’t be surprising if Sonia Sotomayor’s clean slate on political campaign contributions weighed in…
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