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Chart to accompany Tyrrell article of July 1, 2015

R. EMMETT TYRRELL: Supreme Court can’t beat conservative surge

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

In this June 26, 2015, photo, people begin to enter the Supreme Court in Washington. Meeting on Monday, June 29, for the final time until the fall, the Supreme Court has three cases remaining to be decided (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court will re-hear Texas affirmative action

Associated Press

Pro-abortion rights supporter Yatzel Sabat (left) and anti-abortion protestor Amanda Reed demonstrate at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 2, 2013. The Supreme Court is considering an emergency appeal from abortion providers in Texas, who want the justices to block two provisions of a state law that already has forced the closure of roughly half the licensed abortion clinics in the state. Ten of the remaining 19 clinics will have to shut their doors by July 1, 2015, without an order from the Supreme Court. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Associated Press) **FILE**

Supreme Court blocks Texas abortion-clinic rules

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Daily Briefing June 30, 2015

Exclusive Washington Times Daily Briefing (June 30, 2015)

In this June 26, 2015, photo, people begin to enter the Supreme Court in Washington. Meeting on Monday, June 29, for the final time until the fall, the Supreme Court has three cases remaining to be decided (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rusty Humphries: A calm, honest talk about Gay Marriage and The Supreme Court

By Rusty Humphries

This Dec. 13, 2010, file photo shows CMS Energy Corp.'s B.C. Cobb Plant in Muskegon, Mich. (Jeffrey Ball, The Muskegon Chronicle via AP) ** FILE **

Supreme Court strikes down Obama power-plant regulations

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

From left: U.S. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Supreme Court Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor -- FILE. (Agence France-Presse)

Supreme Court upholds use of independent boards to draw congressional districts

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this April 28, 2015, file photo, demonstrators stand in front of a rainbow flag of the Supreme Court in Washington, as the court was set to hear historic arguments in cases that could make same-sex marriage the law of the land. Gay and lesbian couples could face legal chaos if the Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage in the next few weeks. Same-sex weddings could come to a halt in many states, depending on a confusing mix of lower-court decisions and the sometimes-contradictory views of state and local officials. Among the 36 states in which same-sex couples can now marry are 20 in which federal judges invoked the Constitution to strike down marriage bans. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

ERNEST ISTOOK: Same-sex court decision destroys the democratic process

By Ernest Istook

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talks with a reporter as he leaves the Capitol following his address to the Senate in Washington, Sunday, May 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Rand Paul: Hard to argue government’s involvement in marriage has made it better

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gives the keynote speech at the Snake River Adjudication celebration dinner at the Boise Center on the Grove in Boise, Idaho, on Monday, August 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

KIM R. HOLMES: The Supreme Court: Speaking power to truth

By Kim R. Holmes

Term Limits for the Bench Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CAL THOMAS: Same-sex marriage is only the beginning

By Cal Thomas

FILE - In this June 26, 2015, file photo, a crowd gathers as San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee speaks at a news conference outside of City Hall in San Francisco, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide. Rainbows and good cheer will be out in force this weekend as hundreds of thousands of people pack gay pride events from New York to Seattle, San Francisco to Chicago to celebrate the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Log Cabin Republicans hail Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage at conservative conference

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

"Jesus Christ, with great love, taught unambiguously that from the beginning marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman. As Catholic bishops, we follow our Lord and will continue to teach and to act according to this truth," Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a statement. (Associated Press)

Gay marriage: Religious leaders reject ruling as legal battles loom

By Dave Boyer and Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

JOSEPH CURL: GOP presidential candidates response to same-sex marriage embarrassing

By Joseph Curl

Following the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said "it is now crucial that as a country we protect religious freedom and the right of conscience and also not discriminate." (Associated Press Photographs)

Republican presidential hopefuls grapple with Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage, Obamacare

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks in Scottsdale, Ariz., in this May 15, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Mike Huckabee, GOP presidential candidate, hits Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
(AP Photo)

Obamacare, gay marriage Supreme Court rulings force states to change laws

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The White House is lit up in rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Libertarians got it right on marriage

By Judson Phillips