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June 17, 2013

Supreme Court Weighs Challenges to Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act, Gay Marriage Restrictions 
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And the Supreme Court is in the final two weeks of its current term with
a number of high-profile decisions still ahead. The court is expected to
first rule on the case of a white Texas student challenging affirmative
action in college admissions. A decision is also expected on a challenge
to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires several states and
counties with a history of racial discrimination to clear
election-related changes with the federal government. The court will
also decide on two landmark cases challenging federal and state laws
that restrict gay marriage rights: the Defense of Marriage Act and
California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8.

 

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