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Supreme Court to hear public prayer case

Religious Liberty | On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case during its next term about whether a town that opened its public meetings with prayer violated the Constitution. For over a decade, the town of Greece, N.Y., has…

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus

Midday Roundup: Everyone wants a piece of the IRS

Newsworthy |  Piling on. Three Democrats have joined a chorus of Republicans calling for the IRS to be held accountable for targeting conservative groups for heightened…

Another <em>Roe</em> to hoe
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Another Roe to hoe

Supreme Court |  A states-rights DOMA ruling should have implications beyond same-sex marriage

Protesters against human gene patents outside the Supreme Court Monday.

Trying to simplify science

Supreme Court |  Analogies involving chocolate chip cookies and baseball bats help the high court weigh the right to issue gene patents

A gay marriage supporter dances in front of the Supreme Court on March 26.

Finding hope beyond the media and the Supreme Court

Marriage |  WASHINGTON, D.C.—I got in line at the U.S. Supreme Court at 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, and settled in for a long, cold, and overall unpleasant night of…

TAKING UP THE BANNER: Traditional marriage supporters march in Washington.
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Countercultural warriors

Marriage |  Some Christian millennials are very publicly standing apart from their generation to defend marriage

MOMENTUM: Advocates of redefining marriage rally at the court March 27.
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Gettin’ on board the gay marriage train

Marriage |  Same-sex advocates ruled the public arena surrounding Supreme Court arguments for two landmark cases. But it’s far from certain the legal locomotion on…

A woman prays outside the Supreme Court.

It’s better outside the gay marriage camp

Marriage |  When I think about it, Holy Week was an appropriate time for the Supreme Court to be hearing cases that could decide the future of marriage in the United…

Same-sex marriage advocates rally in front of the Supreme Court building.

The perils of following public opinion instead of principles

Marriage |  “If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.” — Abraham Lincoln

Dozens and dozens and dozens of March for Marriage participants fill the street near the Supreme Court Tuesday.

The Washington Post somehow misses the March for Marriage

Media |  WASHINGTON—For about 90 minutes Tuesday morning, same-sex marriage advocates—perhaps 2,000 strong—had virtual free rein in front of the U.S. Supreme…

Plaintiff Edith Windsor reacts to supporters outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

DOMA on defense

Supreme Court |  A majority of the justices seem to think the Defense of Marriage Act is an imposition on states

A group from Alabama prays outside the Supreme Court Wednesday morning.

High hopes for the high court on race and marriage

Supreme Court |  On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in Schuette v. Michigan Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action , a racial preferences case out of…

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