Morning Sweep

The Supreme Court has ruled that none of the Prop 8 trial can be televised.

The New York Times editorializes that this "could have been a moment for the entire nation to witness a calm, deliberative debate on a vitally important issue in the era of instant communications. Instead, the United States Supreme Court made it a sad example of the quashing of public discourse."

Lawyers for the chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, are recommending a delay of at least a year in beginning the process to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

The Washington, D.C. City Council has projected that the District's marriage equality law would likely take effect on March 2, 2010.