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Did you miss our conversation about marriage in the Supreme Court with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and David Boies of the Prop 8 case? You are in luck! You can watch it here: http://bit.ly/1099lIX
In a strong blow against conservative efforts to restrict access to voting, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday to strike down Arizona Proposition 200, which required people to submit proof of citizenship when they register to vote under the federal “motor voter” registration law.
On this day in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the future civil rights leader originally intended to study at nearby the University of Maryland School of Law, however, it remained segregated.
Instead, Marshall attended Howard University School of Law. Shortly after graduating, Marshall successfully challenged the segregated University of Maryland in Murray v. Pearson. Read More
Marshall remained on the Court until 1991.
Photo: President Lyndon B. Johnson meeting with Thurgood Marshall shortly before announcing Marshall’s nomination to the Supreme Court, June 13, 1967.
More — LBJ and the Supreme Court from the Presidential Timeline
Today is the 46th anniversary of ‘Loving v. Virginia,’ in which the Supreme Court ruled against bans on interracial marriage. Share this quote if you want the Supreme Court to do the right thing this month in the marriage cases: http://bit.ly/17HhAyu
hollow laughing because scotus decisions come out today
Good news: The Senate finally confirmed Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit — but there’s more to do.
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Tammy Baldwin shows up for history
…At issue is the Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA, passed by overwhelming margins in both houses of Congress in 1996 and signed by President Bill Clinton. It bars federal agencies from recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages in the states where they are legal.
Baldwin’s attendance at the hearings is noteworthy mainly because she is the only openly gay person ever elected to the Senate. Thus, her presence at the DOMA hearings that may possibly decide whether gay marriage becomes legal in the US was an important statement to both her constituency and her colleagues in the Congress…
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There are no second class citizens in America, and there are no second class marriages in America. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
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The best signs at the Supreme Court this morning
The scene outside the Supreme Court this morning.
A historic day in the fight for equality!
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bless the liberal justices
