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Momentous Supreme Court term ends with flourish
Momentous Supreme Court term ends with flourish
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A historic Supreme Court term ended with a flourish of major rulings that marked a bitter defeat for racial minorities and a groundbreaking victory for gay rights, all in the space of a day.
The justices struck down parts of two federal laws - the Voting Rights Act and the Defense of Marriage Act - that were passed with huge bipartisan majorities of Congress.
Yet only one justice at the center of this conservative-leaning court, Anthony Kennedy, was on the winning side both times. Kennedy joined the four more conservative justices on voting rights and he was with his liberal colleagues in the gay marriage case.
Just in that 24-hour span, the rulings demonstrated two truths about the court under the leadership of Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Full article here: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_TERM_WRAPUP?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-06-29-15-15-10
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