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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that members of the Westboro Baptist Church, infamous for their incendiary antigay demonstrations, are protected under the First Amendment in protesting military funerals. In an 8-1 ruling issued Wednesday, the court found in Snyder v. Phelps that the church's 2006 protest of the funeral of a soldier who was killed in Iraq did not disrupt the service, and that Westboro "addressed matters of public import on public property, in a peaceful manner, in full compliance with the guidance of local officials."

Rachel Maddow injects a dose of common sense on the Supreme Court's ruling on contraception.

As oral arguments for and against marriage equality conclude, we're getting our first look at what took place at the nation's high court.

With the Supreme Court's rulings today, the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that prevented federal recognition of their marriages is no more.

Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law, LGBT Leaders Cheer

Hobby Lobby just got a religious exemption from science. Yes, science.