Supreme Court DOMA and Proposition 8 Rulings 6/26/2013
U.S. News & World Report will have live reaction and commentary to the Supreme Court's decision on two landmark gay rights cases.
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American University students Sharon Burk, left, and Molly Wagner embrace outside the Supreme Court Wednesday after the court struck down DOMA and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California. (Charles Dharapak/AP)
by Diana Soliwon on Jun 26, 2013 at 2:58 PM
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Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, says today's decision is wrong for the country. Standing at the Supreme Court, Brown says his group is still 600,000 strong and will continue to block gay marriage in states. -
At least 82,500 gay couples have wed since Mass. legalized same-sex marriage in 2004. State numbers: http://t.co/Lcb77hQaQf
— Michael Cooper (@coopnytimes) June 26, 2013 -
Miles Adler-Lewis, 11 weeks old, took his first flight from Boston so his parents Jonathan Adler and Jonathan Lewis could attend the DOMA decision at the Supreme Court. "For us, this means the federal government recognizes the love we always knew was true in our hearts," Adler says.
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U.S. News Opinion columnist Robert Schlesinger on why religion shouldn't be a part of the gay marriage debate: http://bit.ly/LTUtUs
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According to the AP, President Barack Obama called the plaintiffs in the Proposition 8 gay marriage case to congratulate them on today's Supreme Court decision, which overrules the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
"We're proud of you guys, and we're proud to have this in California," Obama said, according to audio on MSNBC as the president called from aboard Air Force One en route to Senegal. "It's because of your leadership things are heading the right way. So you should be very proud today."
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5 people in robes said they are bigger than the voters of CA and Congress combined.And bigger than God.May He forgive us all.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2013 -
Supporters embrace outside the Supreme Court Wednesday after it struck down DOMA and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California.
(Charles Dharapak/AP)by Diana Soliwon on Jun 26, 2013 at 3:33 PM -
According to Washington Post congressional reporter Ed O'Keefe, House Speaker John Boehner said this of the DOMA ruling: "A robust national debate over marriage will continue in the public square and it is my hope that states will define marriage as the union between one man and one woman.” Boehner has good reason to be upset over the Court's decision:Pelosi's office says Boehner and House GOP wasted $2.3 million defending #DOMA. #SCOTUS
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) June 26, 2013 -
Phyllis Lyon, pictured, hugs attorney Kate Kendall after the Supreme Court
decision clearing the way for same-sex marriage in California. Lyon and her late
partner Del Martin, a gay activist icon, became the first officially married same sex couple in California after the state's Supreme Court declared gay marriage legal in 2008. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
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"I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act," President Barack Obama said in a statement "This was discrimination enshrined in law."
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Bob Barr is running for Congress again and he's not saying a word about the Supreme Court decision overturning DOMA, the law the former Georgia congressman authored and introduced in 1996.
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Openly gay Rep Takano (D-CA) re: DOMA: "I feel jubilation, I feel fabulous, I feel every gay word I can think of."
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) June 26, 2013 -
Same sex couple Lisa Kirk, left, and Lena Brancatelli, of San Jose, Calif, react after
speaking on the phone with Brancatelli's mother about the Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage in California. (Eric Risberg/AP)by Diana Soliwon on Jun 26, 2013 at 4:14 PM -
From the New Yorker, here's what the map of states allowing same-sex marriage looks like following today's Supreme Court rulings.
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Here's a recap of today's Supreme Court rulings from U.S. News reporter Rebekah Metzler: http://bit.ly/120B8FZ
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I've directed @CAPublicHealth to advise counties to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples as soon as 9th Circuit stay is lifted #Prop8
— Jerry Brown (@JerryBrownGov) June 26, 2013 -
SCOTUSblog concludes its coverage of the day's Supreme Court rulings.
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RT from a year ago @BarackObama: "Same-sex couples should be able to get married." —President Obama
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2013 -
Bill Clinton just issued statement hailing overturn of #DOMA--without mentioning he's the guy who made it law. #FullFlop
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) June 26, 2013
