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Mon Dec 10, 2012, 10:09 PM Dec 2012

Big Tent News: Scalia Defends His Homophobia

Confronted by NJ Princeton student, Scalia defends arguments that strike some as anti-gay

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday found himself defending his legal writings that some find offensive and anti-gay.

Speaking at Princeton University, Scalia was asked by a gay student why he equates laws banning sodomy with those barring bestiality and murder.


http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-scalia-princeton-20121210,0,7317180.story

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