The Supreme Court has ruled to extend habeas corpus rights to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba military facility.
The court voted 5-4 to extend the right to detainees. Under the ruling, suspected terrorists being held at the facility can now challenge the military's authority for holding them.
According to news outlets, it remains unclear if this ruling will lead to hearings for the terror suspects in the short term. The AP reports that 270 prisoners are classified at
The California Supreme Court ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional Thursday.
Elected officials in California have already weighed in on the 4-3 ruling.A spokesman for San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a proponent of gay marriage rights, sent out two-word e-mail that read, "We won," according to the San Jose Mercury News.
Social conservatives are trying to amend the California's state constitution to prohibit gay marriage through a ballot initiative in November, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) reiterated his opposition to the amendment after Thursday's court decision was announced.
"I respect the court's decision and as governor, I will uphold its ruling," Schwarzenegger said within minutes of the ruling. "Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling."
Massachusetts had been the only state to uphold in court the right of gay couples to wed.
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) tomorrow will launch a tour through California, Nevada, and Colorado in opposition of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gay and lesbian servicemembers. The tour will start in San Diego, then will proceed to Las Vegas, Denver, and Palm Springs.
John McCain, speaking in Memphis on the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination, said he was wrong to vote against a federal holiday in honor of King. The audience clamored and booed McCain when he acknowledged the vote -- see the video below.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama also spoke about King today, Clinton in Memphis and Obama in Fort Wayne, Ind.
See Clinton's speech here. See Obama's speech here.
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