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WASHINGTON - As President Obama prepares to name his first Supreme Court justice, conservatives in Washington are making clear that his nominee will face plenty of questions during the confirmation process on the legal underpinnings of same-sex marriage.
In addition to shedding more light on the nation's most contentious unfolding social drama and legal frontier, Senate Republicans say the debate could provide a road map to an Obama nominee's judicial philosophy.See the full content of this document
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Court Nominees to Be Quizzed On Gay Marriage
"It may reflect the degree to which they think that they're not bound by the classical meaning of the Constitution, and that they may want to let a personal agenda go beyond what the law said," said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Questions on social issues in confirmation hearings have tended for the past...See the full content of this document
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