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Supreme Court strikes down attempt to limit abortion access in Texas
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called the outcome “a victory for women in Texas and across America.”
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Liberal justices prevail in this year’s high-profile U.S. Supreme Court cases
With a notable paucity of dissents and not a single word to say about same-sex marriage, health care or housing discrimination, the court’s liberal justices prevailed in almost every important case in recent months.
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With a sly look, emphasis on the word ‘Constitution,’ Ginsburg pronounces two men married
No one was sure if she was emphasizing her own beliefs or giving a hint to the outcome of the case the Supreme Court is considering whether to decide if same-sex marriage is constitutional.
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Marriage News Watch: February 16, 2015
Things are finally settling down in Alabama. We’ll take a look at just how messy it got last week, and what happens now. Plus, Justice Ginsburg makes some pretty candid predictions for the Supreme Court’s upcoming marriage decision.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Americans are ready for marriage equality
In a new interview Wednesday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks with Bloomberg about the outlook for legalizing same-sex marriage across the nation … “I think that as more and more people came out and said that ‘this is who I am,’ the rest of us recognized that they are one of us.”
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sent home after heart stent implanted
WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Thursday after having a heart stent implanted to clear a blocked artery, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said. The 81-year-old jurist was sent home and was expected to be at work when the court hears its next round of oral arguments on Monday, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.
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Heart stent for Ginsburg revives talk of liberal jurist’s time left on court
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a heart stent implanted on Wednesday, reviving talk about how long the 81-year-old liberal jurist will be staying on the court.
Ginsburg was expected back at work on Monday, but her hospitalization – just three weeks after elections handed Republicans control of the Senate – raised anew the question whether President Barack Obama would be able to appoint a like-minded replacement.
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Ginsburg: ‘No crying need’ for the Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage
NEW YORK — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday said there was “no need” for the high court to intervene on the issue of same-sex marriage. In an interview with NPR’s Nina Totenburg at the famed 92nd Street Y in New York City, Ginsburg said the court declined to hear seven appeals challenging the marriage bans …
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What happens if the U.S. Supreme Court rejects same-sex marriage cases?
WASHINGTON — The fastest and surest path to marriage for same-sex couples in some parts of the United States would be for the Supreme Court to surprise everyone and decline to get involved in the issue right now. A decision by the justices to reject calls from all quarters to take up same-sex marriage would allow gay and lesbian couples in …
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Marriage News Watch: More states waiting for Supreme Court on marriage rulings
A surprising reveal this week from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg about the court’s plans for taking up a marriage case — or maybe not taking up any. An Arkansas clerk breaks ranks with top state officials, declaring for the first time that the state’s marriage ban is unconstitutional. Plus: numerous states freeze their marriage lawsuits…