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11:10 AM ET, June 30, 2015

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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Ted Cruz: States should ignore gay-marriage ruling  —  Ted Cruz has some unsolicited advice for the states not specifically named in last week's Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage: Ignore it.  —  “Those who are not parties to the suit are not bound by it,” the Texas Republican told NPR News' Steve Inskeep …
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Richard H. Pildes / New York Times:
At the Supreme Court, a Win for Direct Democracy  —  IN 2000, voters in Arizona adopted a state constitutional amendment that created an independent commission to draw congressional districts.  But the commission immediately faced a legal challenge: the United States Constitution gives …
Discussion: Althouse
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
As Book Is Released, Ted Cruz Sours on His Role Model  —  Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, in his new memoir “A Time for Truth,” confides that when he was a young lawyer learning how to argue a case in the Supreme Court, he had a role model: John G. Roberts, whom he described as …
David French / National Review:   The Church Will Survive Gay Marriage if It Sticks to Its Guns
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Roy Moore Backtracks: Court Order Doesn't Stop Gay Marriage In Alabama
Discussion: Right Wing Watch and Mediaite
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Mindlessly Literal Reading Loses Again
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Liberals Shouldn't Assume Redistricting Verdict Will Help Them
Discussion: Slantpoint
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Why Ted Cruz watched pornography with Supreme Court justices
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Weigh Race in College Admissions
Charles J. Dean / al.com:
Roy Moore: Alabama judges cannot issue same-sex marriage licenses for 25 days
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics To Remain Open
Discussion: Hullabaloo
CNN:
Obama's approval rating grows following memorable week  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)Could Barack Obama's great week mark a turning point in his poll numbers?  —  After months of stagnant approval ratings, a new CNN/ORC poll finds that for the first time in more than two years …
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Barack Obama / The Huffington Post:
A Hard Day's Work Deserves a Fair Day's Pay  —  It's been a good few days for America.  —  On Thursday, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the Affordable Care Act.  It is here to stay.  —  And, Democrats and Republicans in Congress paved the way for the United States to rewrite the rules …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Betting it all on New Hampshire  —  Never before have so many White House hopefuls had so much riding on a single primary.  —  As soon as he makes his presidential announcement tomorrow, Chris Christie will race to New Hampshire for a town hall.  The embattled New Jersey governor has little choice …
Discussion: ABC News
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Chris Christie's Uphill Run for President Relies on His Brash Touch  —  LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, whose meteoric rise as a national Republican in his first term was matched only by his spectacular loss of stature at home in his second, enters the 2016 presidential race …
Carl Cameron / Fox News:
Bush to release 33 years of personal tax returns
Discussion: NBC News and OnPolitics
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Begin Planning to Nuke Filibuster and Repeal Obamacare  —  Jeb Bush and Scott Walker are onboard; other candidates will follow.  —  Shares … The pairing of Supreme Court decisions last week, on same-sex marriage and health care, created an impression that the fate of the two issues …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Republicans Should Reform Obamacare, Not Repeal It
Discussion: Washington Post
The Hill:
Politics shift on ObamaCare
Discussion: Daily Kos and Business Insider
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Next Culture War  —  Christianity is in decline in the United States.  The share of Americans who describe themselves as Christians and attend church is dropping.  Evangelical voters make up a smaller share of the electorate.  Members of the millennial generation are detaching themselves from religious institutions in droves.
Washington Post:
A college balks at Hillary Clinton's fee, so books Chelsea for $65,000 instead  —  When the University of Missouri at Kansas City was looking for a celebrity speaker to headline its gala luncheon marking the opening of a women's hall of fame, one name came to mind: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Walt Mossberg / Re/code:
Apple Music First Look: Rich, Robust — But Confusing  —  Paid streaming music has arrived on Planet Apple, where it was regarded as unworthy for years.  Today, the tech giant has entered the streaming music business with its much-anticipated Apple Music subscription service.
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
AC/DC Songs Will Be Added to Streaming Services Like Apple Music
Matthew Halverson / Seattle Met:
Donor Says Girl Scouts Can't Use $100K Gift for Transgender Girls  —  So the organization gave the money back.  And now they want your help.  —  Courtesy Girl Scouts of Western Washington  —  A $50,000 donation is cause for celebration at the Queen Anne offices of the Girl Scouts of Western Washington.
Discussion: Advocate, Raw Story and PinkNews
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Arkansas Clerk Plans To Resign To Avoid Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses  —  A county clerk in Arkansas plans to resign on Tuesday due to a moral objection to issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, ArkansasOnline reported on Monday.  —  Dana Guffey, who served as a clerk …
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Post and Courier:
Ku Klux Klan to protest removal of Confederate flag on July 18 at Statehouse  —  The Ku Klux Klan has been approved to hold a protest rally at the Statehouse next month against removing the Confederate battle flag, with the group calling accused mass murderer Dylann Roof a “young warrior.”
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Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
KKK chapter to hold rally on South Carolina Statehouse grounds
Discussion: Daily Mail
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Does John Kerry want an Iran deal too much?  —  Critics worry the secretary of state is so eager for a deal that he'll accept a bad one.  —  As he meets with Iranian officials in search of a nuclear deal in the coming days, John Kerry may sense another presence in Vienna's Palais Coburg hotel: his legacy.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
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Alex Guillén / Politico:
Supreme Court's ruling comes too late for coal  —  President Barack Obama's opponents won a Supreme Court skirmish in the “war on coal” Monday, but the ruling blocking his mercury pollution rule won't do anything to reverse coal's waning role in the nation's power supply.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
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The Hill:
Supreme Court overturns landmark EPA air pollution rule
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Moe Lane
Robbie Collin / Telegraph:
Back to the Future remake?  Over my dead body, says Robert Zemeckis … In news that will either come as a crushing disappointment or a soaring relief for fans of the classic 1985 blockbuster, Hollywood won't be going back to Back to the Future...for the foreseeable future, at least.
New York Times:
Farm Waste and Animal Fats Will Help Power a United Jet  —  Sometime this summer, a United Airlines flight will take off from Los Angeles International Airport bound for San Francisco using fuel generated from farm waste and oils derived from animal fats.  —  For passengers …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Taylor Marsh and The Week
Riley Snyder / Associated Press:
Rand Paul Meets With Cliven Bundy on Nevada Campaign Stop  —  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul met with southern Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy on Monday during a question-and-answer session in the town of Mesquite with about 50 supporters and activists interested in land rights.
 
 
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
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Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Jeb Bush to Release 33 Years of Tax Returns
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