Politics
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Gay, Rather, Day Three at the Kagan Hearings
Between the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and marriage questions, there was quite a bit of talk about LGBT issues in the third day of...
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Stonewall Dems Make Move on Byrd’s Replacement Politics
Following the death of Robert Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, on Monday, the state’s secretary of state determined that the governor will appoint...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Marriage Amendment in Technical Challenge
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion (pdf) released on Wednesday, June 30, upheld the validity of the state’s constitutional amendment relating to marriage...
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“Gender-Mixed Marriages” at the Kagan Hearings
The first explicit mention of same-sex marriage at the Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Solicitor General Elena Kagan came in an exchange with Sen. Tom...
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“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” at the Kagan Hearings
The second day of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan began on Tuesday morning, June 29, with questions from Judiciary...
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Marriage Equality at the Kagan Hearings
In the opening statements of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, on Monday,...
