Gay Marriage Gets Supreme Court Review for the First Time
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The U.S. Supreme Court will consider gay marriage for the first time, accepting appeals on a California ballot measure banning the practice and a federal law defining marriage as solely an opposite-sex union.
The cases, which the court will decide by June, loom as a potential turning point on one of the country’s most divisive issues. The gay-marriage movement is showing unprecedented momentum, winning victories at the polls in four states this year. A Quinnipiac University survey released Dec. 5 showed that 48 percent of voters support same-sex unions, up from 36 percent in 2008.