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Jurisprudence
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The Arguments for Gay Marriage Undermine Affirmative Action
Here’s how Justice Kennedy could vote to recognize same-sex unions and scrap racial preferences.
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Will Churches Be Forced To Conduct Gay Weddings?
Not a chance. That’s just the scare tactic conservative groups use to frighten voters.
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No Harm, No Standing
In the California gay-marriage case, no one has a legal interest in denying someone else’s happiness.
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Have Gay Marriage Advocates Been Too Successful?
Why their recent victories at the ballot box may hurt the chances for marriage equality before the Supreme Court.
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The Civil Rights Case of Our Generation
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider the constitutionality of gay marriage. This is gonna be big.
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The Dark Dangers of Tunnel Vision
Why police and prosecutors suspect the wrong person—and then dig in.
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Irrational Basis
The judge in Nevada who upheld a gay marriage ban had no good reason at all.
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Would You Rather Go To Church or Prison?
That’s the choice a judge gave a teenage drunk driver. Constitutional?
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Lies and the Lying Tobacco Company Liars Who Told Them
A judge orders ads correcting past deception about the dangers of smoking.
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Foreign Influence
Can a death row inmate in Virginia save his life by claiming he’s Ukrainian?
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Can Restoration Hardware Legally Knock Off the Navy Chair?
Actually, the big retailer’s cheap imitation is the best thing to ever happen to the original.
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Has the South Risen Above Racist Voting Laws?
What the Voting Rights Act means today.
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Suing Girls Gone Wild
Should a girl who bared her breasts at 14 win her lawsuit against the video company?
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Why Donald Rumsfeld Can’t Be Sued for Torture
His latest and biggest court victory.
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How California’s Three-Strikes Law Struck Out
It was slain by a couple of professors, their students, and a district attorney who wanted reform.
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Beating Back the War on Judges
Voters rejected the crusade to politicize the courts.
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It’s Appalling that Gerrymandering Is Legal
And if the Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act, it’s going to get a lot worse.
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Don’t Touch Their Stash!
Why Eric Holder should let Colorado and Washington experiment with drugs.
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Amish Buggies, Youth Gun Bans, and Anti-Islam Bus Ads
Slate’s pick-of-the-month court rulings—a new feature.
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The Exoneration of Drayton Witt
An Arizona father convicted of shaking his infant son to death can rebuild his life.
