Making a Supreme Court Case for Gay Marriage

Our own Michael Lindenberger with a piece in TIME:

Attorney David Boies knows what it's like to argue a historic case before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he knows what it's like to lose. A decade ago, he squared off against Republican stalwart Theodore Olson before the Justices in Bush v. Gore, the case that narrowly decided the 2000 presidential election in Bush's favor and quickly earned a place in the minds of some legal scholars as one of the high court's most nakedly partisan decisions of all time.

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Cornyn says he'll oppose Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation

Todd Gillman reports:
WASHINGTON – Texas Sen. John Cornyn announced today that he will vote against confirming Elena Kagan for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Cornyn questions Kagan's Supreme Court credentials

Tom Benning reports from the Washington bureau:

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn sharply criticized Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan today – hinting strongly that her lack of judicial experience, privileged background and role in Harvard's efforts to bar military recruiters make it unlikely he will support her confirmation.
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Obama calls Sen. John Cornyn for Supreme Court chat

President Barack Obama called Texas Sen. John Cornyn Thursday afternoon to discuss the impending Supreme Court nomination. Gillman reports.
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Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate's appeal based on sexual relationship between judge, Collin County DA

The U.S. Supreme Court will not weigh in on whether a romantic relationship between a judge and a Collin County prosecutor tainted the death penalty trial of Charles Dean Hood, as his lawyers claim. Diane Jennings reports.

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