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A Conservative Supreme Court Swerves To Avoid Easy Definition (Quotes: Richard Garnett) Washington Post, June 27, 2013, Richard Garnett

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A conservative Supreme Court swerves to avoid easy definition (Quotes: Richard Garnett) Washington Post article by Robert Barnes, June 27, 2013 This year was Kennedy’s term, partly because he is more moderate than his colleagues on both the left and the right, but also because he holds “a combination of views that are idiosyncratic,” said Richard Garnett, a Notre Dame law professor. They include a strong belief in state’s rights, an aversion to racial classifications and a somewhat libertarian view on issues of privacy, Garnett said. Kennedy has written the court’s most important gay rights decisions. That jurisprudence fit perfectly …

Supreme Court Extends Gay-Marriage Rights With Two Rulings (Quotes: Richard Garnett) Npr, June 26, 2013, Richard Garnett

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Supreme Court Extends Gay-Marriage Rights With Two Rulings (Quotes: Richard Garnett) NPR, June 26, 2013 When the issue finally does come back to the high court, there is little doubt that the language in the DOMA case about equality and discrimination will help frame the issue, observes Richard Garnett of Notre Dame Law School. "A lot of that language is going to be really helpful to people who are challenging traditional marriage laws," he says.

Rick Garnett Quoted In The La Times Article Supreme Court Halts Utah Gay Marriages, Signaling Cautious Approach On January 6., Richard Garnett

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Rick Garnett was quoted in the LA Times article Supreme Court halts Utah gay marriages, signaling cautious approach on January 6. "The trial court's ruling in Utah goes further than the court has gone so far, and so it is not surprising that the justices — without comment or dissent — put that ruling on hold, pending further review," said Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett. He noted that the court often gave states the benefit of the doubt when they appealed. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-court-gay-marriage-20140107,0,1829277.story#ixzz2potHepBw

Rick Garnett Quoted In New Yort Times Article Indiana Finds It's Not So Easy To Buck Gay Marriage Trend On December 24., Richard Garnett

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Rick Garnett quoted in New Yort Times article Indiana Finds It's Not So Easy to Buck Gay Marriage Trend MONICA DAVEY on December 24.

“These decisions that are coming down, they don’t have binding authority in Indiana,” said Richard Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School. “But this is something that is definitely being contested.”