PostPartisan: Supreme Court


Posted at 10:22 AM ET, 03/27/2013

A Supreme conference on same-sex marriage
By Richard Cohen
What the justices might say to each other behind closed doors.

By Richard Cohen  |  10:22 AM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Supreme Court

Posted at 01:09 PM ET, 03/26/2013

Managing Prop 8 argument expectations
By Jonathan Capehart
We can't tell how the justices will rule based on the oral arguments.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:09 PM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Prop 8, Proposition 8, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court

Posted at 10:22 AM ET, 03/26/2013

The Insiders: Antonin Scalia, another Republican albatross
By Carter Eskew
Add another choker to the list of those damaging the party's prospects.

By Carter Eskew  |  10:22 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Antonin Scalia, Justice Scalia, Republican Party, Republicans, Supreme Court, The Insiders

Posted at 08:29 AM ET, 03/26/2013

The Insiders: Same-sex marriage -- it's personal
By Hilary Rosen
A debate on Meet the Press this past weekend made me realize my own story matters.

By Hilary Rosen  |  08:29 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Gay rights, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, The Insiders

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 03/18/2013

The Insiders: What I find wrong about George Will's argument
By Carter Eskew
Social scientists, according to Will, are notoriously liberal.

By Carter Eskew  |  10:10 AM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  California, gay marriage, george will, Supreme Court

Posted at 11:13 AM ET, 03/08/2013

'Sorry' Bill Clinton didn't say more about DOMA
By Jonathan Capehart
As welcome as Clinton's words against DOMA are, there are two that are conspicuously absent:

By Jonathan Capehart  |  11:13 AM ET, 03/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DOMA, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court

Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 03/01/2013

Obama continues to make gay history
By Jonathan Capehart
Obama burnished his image as "the first gay president" with his amicus brief calling for the invalidation of Proposition 8.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  03:08 PM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, LGBT, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court

Posted at 07:04 AM ET, 03/01/2013

No surprise in Obama's gay marriage brief
By Jonathan Capehart
Anyone surprised by the administration's action hasn't been paying attention to the president.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:04 AM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, LGBT, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 02/27/2013

The Insiders: Undoing the Voting Rights Act -- careful what you wish for
By Hilary Rosen
The Supreme Court review of the Voting Rights Act comes at a terrible time for the GOP.

By Hilary Rosen  |  08:52 AM ET, 02/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Civil Rights, Republican Party, Supreme Court, The Insiders, voting

Posted at 11:32 AM ET, 02/20/2013

The Insiders: Empowering campaigns and political parties
By Ed Rogers
The Supreme Court should overturn the contribution limits. Our current campaign finance system has it exactly backwards.

By Ed Rogers  |  11:32 AM ET, 02/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Campaigns, Democrats, Political Contributions, Supreme Court, The Insiders

Posted at 01:51 PM ET, 12/27/2012

The NRA's party stories
By Jonathan Bernstein
What seems like a story about the gun lobby is really about how our political parties work now.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  01:51 PM ET, 12/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Mitch McConnell, nra, Senate, sonia sotomayor, Supreme Court

Posted at 07:42 AM ET, 12/11/2012

Supreme caution on Court and gay marriage
By Jonathan Capehart
The more I read about what the court may or may not do, the more I'm growing comfortable with the idea that the court might punt.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  07:42 AM ET, 12/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  LGBT, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court

Posted at 08:29 AM ET, 12/10/2012

From ambivalence to 'yes' on marriage equality
By Jonathan Capehart
Will the Supreme Court's judgment match the changing attitudes of the nation?

By Jonathan Capehart  |  08:29 AM ET, 12/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  LGBT, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court

Posted at 05:56 PM ET, 12/07/2012

The Supreme Court takes up DOMA
By Jonathan Capehart
We could be in the final days of the discrimination wrought by the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:56 PM ET, 12/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DOMA, LGBT, Same-sex marriage, Supreme Court

Posted at 04:42 PM ET, 06/28/2012

Medicaid mystery at SCOTUS
By Charles Lane
Why did the liberal justices join Roberts?

By Charles Lane  |  04:42 PM ET, 06/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Health care, Supreme Court