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Saturday, January 17, 2015

“End near for Michigan’s gay marriage ban”: Columnist Brian Dickerson has this essay online at The Detroit Free Press.

Posted at 5:27 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Pennsylvania first: voters will pick three for Supreme Court.” Steve Esack and Peter Hall will have this article, in which I am quoted, in Sunday’s edition of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Posted at 5:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Is the Supreme Court really willing to kick 10 million people off health insurance?” Scott Lemieux has this essay online at The Week.

Posted at 2:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Gay Marriage Likely Back in the Hands of One Supreme Court Justice; To many, same-sex marriage seems inevitable; Constitutionally, though, it’s no slam-dunk; Here’s why the future may be harder to predict than you think”: Jay Michaelson has this essay online at The Daily Beast.

Posted at 2:15 PM by Howard Bashman



“Utahns on both sides welcome U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to rule on same-sex marriage”: The Salt Lake Tribune has this report.

Posted at 2:11 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court and Gay Marriage: How Hollywood Paved Way for Upcoming Ruling.” Tina Daunt of The Hollywood Reporter has this report.

Posted at 2:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Taking Up Gay Marriage, but on Their Own Terms”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 1:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Judge: U.S. District Court Chief Judge Joseph Tauro ’53 was the first federal jurist to legalize same-sex marriage; He forced Massachusetts to end its barbaric treatment of developmentally disabled children in state schools; For 40 years he’s been making sure government lives up to its responsibilities to treat all people as equals under the law.” The January/February 2015 issue of The Brown Alumni Magazine contains this cover story.

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court Has Been Preparing The Country For Marriage Equality; A majority of the court already has made the outcome of the same-sex marriage showdown — nationwide marriage equality — almost certain”: Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed has this report.

Posted at 8:23 AM by Howard Bashman



“Free speech or conflict? High court to hear judges fundraising case.” Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau has this report.

Posted at 7:52 AM by Howard Bashman