Gay Marriage Gains Ground as High Court’s Silence Speaks
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The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t need to say a word about gay marriage to make it a reality in much of the country.
Spurning calls from both sides of the debate, the justices yesterday rejected seven appeals without comment and cleared the way for gay weddings in as many as 11 new states. That would raise the number of states with same-sex marriage to 30, plus the District of Columbia. About 60 percent of Americans will live in a gay-marriage jurisdiction.