The Supreme Court Justices' Secret Deal on LGBTQ+ Rights and Its Impact Today
A secret deal between Justices John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy still has implications today.
March 30, 2023
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Roberts confirmed as chief justice
John Roberts is taking his place as the next leader of the Supreme Court, with a commanding majority of the Senate backing him to lead the court through cases involving controversial social issues that will affect generations to come.
September 29, 2005
5 Best Quotes From Roberts's Opinion on Prop. 8
Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion that the proponents of Proposition 8, a private group, did not have standing to defend the law.
June 26, 2013
President Obama Versus Chief Justice Roberts: Who Will Have the Courage of His Convictions?
President Obama and Chief Justice Roberts both have a role to play in correcting the injustices of DOMA and Proposition 8.
April 1, 2013
SCOTUS Will Decide Whether to Keep Stalling Virginia Marriage Ruling
Chief Justice John Roberts called for information regarding the stay to be filed by Monday.
August 15, 2014
No Stay in South Carolina; Marriages Could Begin Thursday
Antigay state officials have Chief Justice John Roberts as their last hope to stop same-sex marriage.
November 18, 2014
Why These Four Justices Rejected Marriage Equality
Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito, see today's landmark ruling for marriage equality as a dangerous thing.
June 26, 2015
Could John Roberts Vote for Marriage Equality?
Some observers think the conservative chief justice will be in the pro-equality column this time around.
April 28, 2015
Justice Roberts Has a Gay Cousin and She'll Be at Prop. 8 Trial
The first cousin of the chief justice will attend this week's hearings and says she thinks the high court will toss Prop. 8.
March 25, 2013
Supreme Court unanimously upholds Solomon Amendment
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus, despite university objections to the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays.
March 6, 2006
WATCH: This State Still Doesn't Have Marriage Equality
LGBT activists in Alabama were so outraged by the anti–marriage equality order issued by the state's chief justice they staged a protest.
January 7, 2016
Alito confirmed as 110th Supreme Court justice
Federal appeals court judge Samuel Alito Jr. was confirmed on a 58-42 vote on Tuesday, prompting some gay rights leaders to express their strong concern over the direction of the high court.
January 31, 2006
A First: Justice Ginsburg to Perform Same-Sex Marriage
It won't be a 'skim-milk marriage' Saturday as Ginsburg officiates the wedding of a D.C. arts executive and an economist.
August 30, 2013
Bush chooses White House counsel Harriett Miers for Supreme Court
President George W. Bush chose Harriet Miers, White House counsel and a loyal member of the president's inner circle, to replace retiring justice Sandra Day O 'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 3, 2005
Alabama Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The court's notoriously homophobic chief justice calls the Obergefell ruling "lawless" but says he has to abide by it.
March 4, 2016
WATCH: Dear Justice Roberts, a Message From Son of Gay Dads
On the eve of the Supreme Court considering Prop. 8, an adopted son of two gay dads pleads his family's case.
March 18, 2013
LISTEN AND READ FOR YOURSELF: Audio and Transcript of Prop. 8 Hearing
The complete audio and transcript of today's hearing has been released.
March 26, 2013
Tammy Baldwin on Trump's Impeachment and Her Duty as a Senator
We can count on the nation's first out senator to do us proud during Trump's trial. What about her colleagues?
January 17, 2020