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Jun 08 2018
Perspectives Blog
Fact Check: Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling, Philadelphia Eagles Debacle
It’s been a confusing news cycle this week, with conflicting slants leaving people more confused than informed. Let’s take a look at two big stories — the Supreme Court’s Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling and the Philadelphia Eagles White House visit — which were riddled with inconsistencies across the aisle.
The Story: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Christian baker Jack Phillips who
Billy BinionApr 08 2015
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Obama motion to immediately restart amnesty rejected by federal judge
President Obama's new deportation amnesty will remain halted, a federal judge in Texas ruled Tuesday night in an order that also delivered a judicial spanking to the president's lawyers for misleading the court.
Washington TimesJun 25 2017
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The American Presidency in Paralysis
Is the next vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court sooner or later?
Liberals despair. Trump’s “progressive” critics, long champions of a strong presidency, notably Barack Obama’s robust executive power, are abruptly born-again skeptics. What’s to worry? Trump’s Neil Gorsuch remains a constitutionalist who would challenge an imperial presidency. But Democrats don’t want to challenge this
The American SpectatorJun 25 2017
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Anthony Kennedy retirement watch at a fever pitch
Justice Anthony Kennedy, the man who so often determines the outcome of the most controversial Supreme Court cases, is himself the center of brewing speculation.
Will he stay or will he go? The rumors have swirled for months and the 80-year-old justice has done nothing either personally or though intermediaries to set the record straight on whether he will step down.
CNN DigitalJul 05 2015
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Gay marriage ruling leaves debate about religious liberty wide open
The Supreme Court made a number of important decisions this term but none more transformative than legalizing gay marriage. The decision however does not settle the issue of gay rights and religious liberty.
Christian Science MonitorDec 11 2019
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Harvey Weinstein accusers reach tentative $25 million settlement
Dozens of Harvey Weinstein's accusers have reached a tentative $25 million payout deal with the movie mogul and his studio board as part of a larger $47 million settlement, the New York Times reports.
The big picture: The overall settlement — meant to close out the Weinstein Company's obligations as it works through bankruptcy proceedings — would reportedly "bring to an end" to nearly
AxiosMay 09 2016
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North Carolina sues federal government over law blocking LGBT rights
North Carolina officials set the stage Monday for a high-stakes court battle with the Obama administration by suing the federal government over the Justice Department's demand that they stop implementing a state law blocking LGBT legal protections, particularly bathroom access for transgender individuals.
PoliticoSep 02 2018
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Democrats Blast Move to Withhold Some Kavanaugh Records
Senate Democrats criticized the withholding of documents ahead of Tuesday’s start of confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, even as a top Republican predicted he would be approved by a healthy margin.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said in a tweet that the decision to hold back more than 100,000 pages of documents from
BloombergFeb 14 2014
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Judge deems Virginia's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal judge in Virginia has struck down the commonwealth's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional according to court documents.
CNN DigitalMay 03 2015
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Glenn Beck: Legalizing Gay Marriage Will Cut Church Attendance in Half
Fifty percent of churchgoers in America will stop attending church within five years if the Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage, conservative commentator Glenn Beck predicted.
"If gay marriage goes through the Supreme Court and gay marriage becomes fine and they can put teeth in it — so now they can go after the churches — 50 percent of our churches will fall away, meaning the
Newsmax (News)