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What we're reading: Wednesday, June 25

A historic week of decisions at the Supreme Court culminates with Wednesday's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.
File Photo: Supporters await the New Jersey Supreme court decision on same-sex marriage in front of the Supreme court building on  October 25, 2006 in Trenton, New Jersey. New Jersey's highest court guaranteed gay couples the same rights as married...
File Photo: Supporters await the New Jersey Supreme court decision on same-sex marriage in front of the Supreme court building on October 25, 2006 in...

A historic week of decisions at the Supreme Court culminates with Wednesday's rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8. NBCNews.com will have updates on the rulings and all the reaction.

In the opinion pages, two different perspectives on the Supreme Court decision on provisions within the Voting Rights Act: The New York Times editorial Board calls it "damaging" and "dishonest"; The Wall Street Journal editorial board sees it as a "triumph of racial progress".