Gay Marriage Nears Supreme Court With Inevitability Tag
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If a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage looks inevitable, perhaps it is.
Since a pivotal high court ruling 13 months ago, gay-marriage advocates have tallied more than two dozen lower court victories without a single defeat. With this week’s decision in Virginia, two federal appeals courts have now backed same-sex marriage. Courts have consistently read last year’s ruling, U.S. v. Windsor, as undercutting any rationale for state bans.