Same-Sex Marriage Is Already Winning in the Court of Public Opinion
The Supreme Court will begin hearing arugments on same-sex marriage next week. But advocates for the right of same-sex couples to legally marry received great news this morning: Support for same-sex marriage is at an all-time high, according to a poll by ABC News/The Washington Post. The poll found that 61 percent of Americans—more than six in 10 people—think same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
That support remained steady when people were asked about specific issues the court will hear next week. Sixty-one percent oppose allowing individual states the right to ban same-sex unions, while 62 percent support requiring states to recognize same-sex unions performed in other states.
Support for same-sex marriage has risen dramatically in a relatively short amount of time. As recently as 2006, only 36 percent of Americans thought that same-sex couples should have the right to marry.
In other news...
Politics: The case of Freddie Gray, a black man who mysteriously died in the custody of Baltimore police, continues to drive protests. And it’s clear that Baltimore’s African American residents are not impressed with their mostly black municipal leadership. (via The Washington Post)
Food: Starbucks is taking its “Race Together” mission to Ferguson, Missouri—by opening a store there. (via Talking Points Memo)
Criminal Justice: Meanwhile, the family of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager fatally shot by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer last summer, is expected to file a civil suit against the city. (via Los Angeles Times)
Environment: California’s drought may get a lot worse—and it has nothing to do with residents’ water use. (via CNN)
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