Mark’s Recent Stories
Nation Apr 26
What’s the status of same-sex marriage across the country?The number of states allowing same-sex marriage has grown rapidly. As recently as October, just over one-third of the states permitted same-sex marriage. Now, same-sex couples can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. A look at what…
Politics Apr 21
Opponents to same-sex marriage want Supreme Court to decide slowlySame-sex marriage opponents acknowledge they face a tough task in trying to persuade the Supreme Court to allow states to limit marriage to a man and a woman.
Nation Mar 25
Justices side with ex-UPS worker who claims pregnancy biasWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is giving a former UPS driver another chance to prove her claim of discrimination after the company did not offer her lighter duty when she was pregnant.
Politics Mar 23
Justices hear free speech dispute over Confederate flag license plateThe Supreme Court is weighing a free-speech challenge to Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag.
Nation Mar 22
Ban on Confederate flag license plates reaches Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will decide whether Texas can refuse to issue a license plate featuring the battle flag without violating the free-speech rights of Texans who want one.
Politics Mar 15
Few GOP elite support same-sex marriage in Supreme CourtThe partisan divide over same-sex marriage among top elected officials remains stark, with Democrats overwhelmingly on record in favor and Republicans mostly silent so far…
Politics Mar 01
Supreme court to hear case on voter-approved redistrictingIn a reversal of the usual worries about political influence on electoral map-making, the Supreme Court is being asked to let raw politics play an even bigger role in the drawing of congressional district boundaries.
Nation Feb 25
Justices weigh case of Muslim denied job over headscarfWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is considering the employment discrimination claim of a Muslim woman who was turned down for a job by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after she showed up at her job interview wearing a black headscarf…
Politics Feb 14
Challengers’ legal rights unlikely to effect health lawsuitDespite questions about four challengers' legal right to bring their lawsuit, the Supreme Court probably will not be deterred from deciding whether millions of people covered by the health care overhaul are eligible for the subsidies that make their insurance…
Nation Feb 09
Justice Thomas objects to Supreme Court’s refusal to block gay marriage in AlabamaThomas wrote that the court "looks the other way as yet another federal district judge casts aside state laws" and that "this acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the court's intended resolution of that question."…