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Another wrinkle to political fallout of a King v. Burwell decision

There's one way that the government could prevail against the right-wing challengers in the Obamacare lawsuit…but still set up a major political battle over the future of the health care law in 2016.
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No rulings from Supreme Court today on Obamacare, same-sex marriage

The suspense continues on Supreme Court rulings on Obamacare and same-sex marriage.
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The GOP's gay marriage problem

The Republican party, which once upon a time used gay marriage as a wedge issue, increasingly finds itself in an untenable political spot. The GOP primaries are dominated by base voters who take the Jason Rapert line, but the country as a whole — particularly younger voters — are moving in the other direction. New poll numbers from the Public Religion Research Institute highlight the GOP's problem on this issue.

Civil rights Saturday open line

The open line includes a mention of the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday civil rights demonstration in Selma, Ala., and the ongoing struggle for equal rights under the law.
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George Wallace move over: Alabama Supreme Court tells federal judges to stuff it

Extraordinary times. With only one dissent, the Alabama Supreme Court in a highly irregular proceeding has issued a 150-page order directing Alabama court officials not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, no matter what a federal court has ruled.

Ghost of George Wallace: Alabama chief justice stands in wedding chapel door

Roy Moore, the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, has written probate judges in Alabama to tell them not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples when it becomes legal under federal court rulings today.
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