DOMA decision Where gay marriage is legal (12 states and counting) federal recognition of those marriages will be required.
Voters rights Section 4 -- the formula the federal government uses to determine which states and counties are subject to continued oversight -- was struck down. Roberts said that formula, which was devised in 1972 and later reauthorized by Congress, is outdated and unworkable. (CNN.com)
Affirmative Action The Supreme Court, in an anticlimax, sidestepped a sweeping ruling on affirmative action Monday, directing lower courts to re-examine whether a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin should survive constitutional scrutiny.
The 7-1 ruling reflected a broad consensus across the court's ideological spectrum, but the justices reached near unanimity only by bypassing the core question in affirmative-action cases—whether racial diversity qualifies as a compelling government objective justifying preferential treatment. (Wall Street Journal)
Proposition 8 was sent back on standing- the folks who brought the suit to court don't have standing to bring it to court, so it will go back to the ninth circuit in California and be dismissed on those grounds. Not an answer, but a good start.
Texas abortion filibuster Wendy Davis -- the 50-year-old Democrat postpones changes in abortion access. Fighting the good fight.
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