Obama urges Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban...
John Lewis to Scalia: The right to vote is ‘what people died for'
POLITICS NATION - Congressman John Lewis, a hero of the civil-rights movement, said he was appalled to hear Justice Antonin Scalia refer to the Voting Rights Act as a 'racial entitlement'...
Voting rights law gets Supreme Court challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote...
How the Supreme Court could reshape racial politics in America
theGRIO REPORT - If it rules as expected in two closely-watched cases over the next few months, the U.S. Supreme Court, lead by five conservative justices, will cement a view it has already suggested in the past: America is increasingly beyond race...
Supreme Court justices slam federal prosecutor for race remark
NBC NEWS - A federal prosecutor came in for some biting criticism today from two Supreme Court justices for a racially charged remark made during a criminal trial...
Can escape clause save voting rights provision?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law...
Obama: Keep key Voting Rights Act provision
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says it will become harder to help people who believe their voting rights have been violated if the Supreme Court strikes down a key part of a voting rights law...
Obama considers stepping in on Prop 8 gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage...
Antonin Scalia: State of the Union is a 'childish spectacle'
WASHINGTON (AP) — While his colleagues got ready to go to the Capitol, Justice Antonin Scalia sat on a stage across town and held forth about why, for the 16th consecutive year, he would not be joining them for the State of the Union...
40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court...
