“When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage?” Scalia asked Olson. “When did it become unconstitutional to prohibit interracial marriages?” Olson retorted. – Same-sex marriage can’t be stopped by the courts, by Dana Milbank IT WOULD take going through Justice Antonin Scalia’s history of homophobic bigotry to appreciate the gravity of the [...]
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Justice Antonin Scalia’s “Perpetuation of Racial Entitlement”
Under Section 5 of the law, nine states, mostly in the South, but also including Alaska and Arizona, as well as dozens of counties, townships, cities, and elected boards in other states, must get permission, or “preclearance,” from the Justice Department or a federal court in Washington for any change in voting procedures, no matter [...]
Scalia Defends Anti-Gay Comments in Response to Student Question
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Prop 8 and DOMA cases. Obviously no one knows the outcome, but Justice Antonin Scalia provided yet another indication about his perspective on LGBTs, and they remain decidedly in the anti-LGBT side of things. At an appearance at Princeton University, freshman Duncan Hosie questioned Scalia about his dissenting opinion [...]
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