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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for the address by President Barack Obama in front of a joint session of congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 24, 2009. This is the first public appearance for Ginsburg as she is recovering from cancer surgery. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)

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Ginsburg first Supreme Court justice to officiate gay marriage
Ruth Bader Ginsburg married a gay couple Saturday, becoming the first U.S. Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex wedding.
U.S. Justice Ginsburg to officiate at same-sex marriage
U.S. Justice Ginsburg to officiate at same-sex marriage
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will officiate at the marriage of Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser and economist John Roberts in Washington.
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Affirmative action living on the edge
Affirmative action living on the edge
The U.S. Supreme Court, before going on recess last month, narrowed affirmative action in college admissions as much as it possibly could without killing it. A case accepted for argument next term not only threatens big trouble for what remains of race-based preferential admissions, but for gender-based admissions policies as well.
Out from under the Voting Rights Act
Out from under the Voting Rights Act
A number of states, freed from the iron cuffs of the Voting Rights Act by the U.S. Supreme Court, are enjoying their newfound freedom in predictable ways -- merrily pursuing voter ID laws and redrawing political districts without any interference from Washington.
DOMA and Prop 8, finding the light
DOMA and Prop 8, finding the light
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision last week striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and its companion ruling that in effect upheld the outlawing of California's Proposition 8, ignited a national conversation -- where does same-sex marriage go from here? For that matter, where does marriage go from here?
Court dismisses challenge to adverse Prop 8 ruling
Court dismisses challenge to adverse Prop 8 ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote Wednesday dismissed a challenge to a ruling that struck down California's law limiting marriage to heterosexuals.
Obama, others slam ruling on Voting Rights Act
Obama, others slam ruling on Voting Rights Act
President Barack Obama criticized the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act but the ruling drew praise elsewhere.
Saying times have changed, SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act core
Saying times have changed, SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act core
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote Tuesday, struck down a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that singles out part of the country for special treatment.
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control
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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control
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Anyone who has watched that tape has got to come to (the) conclusion, looking at the road and the way that this car was swerving, and the cars coming in the opposite direction ... this was a situation fraught with danger
Supreme Court hears police chase case
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This court has repeatedly held that, under the Sixth Amendment, any fact that exposes a defendant to a greater potential sentence must be found by the jury, not a judge, and established beyond a reasonable doubt, not merely by a preponderance of the evidence
California's sentencing law struck down
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And that means none of us can project our will singly on the others
Justices not best lawyers, Ginsburg says
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Obama visits Sandwich Shot in Washington, D.C.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool