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Saturday, February 15, 2014

“A Brief History of Obama’s Biggest Constitutional Flops: From the Fourth Amendment to religious liberty, the Obama administration has lost big at the Supreme Court.” Damon Root has this essay online today at Reason.

Posted at 11:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Who’s the judge who ruled on Va.’s ban on gay marriage? A seeker of ‘more perfect’ freedom.” Robert Barnes and David A. Fahrenthold have this front page article today in The Washington Post. The newspaper also has an article headlined “A mix of emotions for Virginia state Sen. Ebbin after same-sex marriage ban is struck down.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times, Erik Eckholm has an article headlined “A Victory for Gay Rights in Virginia, but Opponents Vow to Fight On.”

Today’s edition of The Richmond Times-Dispatch contains front page articles headlined “After same-sex ruling, ‘happiness and relief’; Gay couples rejoice at opinion, but unions in Virginia still on hold“; “Gay couples try to get marriage licenses in Richmond“; and “Ruling sparks renewed debate over same-sex marriage.”

The Virginian-Pilot contains a front page article headlined “Overthrow of Va. gay-marriage ban draws hot debate.”

The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia contains a front page article headlined “Reaction mixed to Virginia judge’s ruling in same-sex marriage case; Ruling from U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen spurs strong praise, sharp criticism.”

And The Roanoke Times has a front page article headlined “Gay marriage ruling in Virginia met with joy, relief; Many same-sex couples in the Roanoke area say they have ‘felt married’ for years.”

Posted at 1:16 PM by Howard Bashman