SCOTUS to take up Same-Sex Marriage cases this week

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week on two landmark cases that could radically change American society and how it treats the LGBT community.  On Tuesday, the court will hear Perry vs. Hollingsworth, which is the case involving the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 - a state constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage.  On Wednesday, the court will hear the United States vs. Windsor, which is the case challenging DOMA, or the Defense Of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between 1 man and 1 woman for tax and benefits purposes on the federal level, regardless if the State you live in has legalized same-sex marriage.

There are many ways that the Justices on the Court could go with these cases - particularly the Prop 8 case.
  
Liz Goodwin at Yahoo News and Ariane de Vogue at ABC have both written pieces for their respective news outlets about the same-sex marriage cases.  Ms. Goodwin's focuses mostly on the Prop 8 case and it's more sweeping ramifications, while Ms. de Vogue's focuses completely on the DOMA case.  They're both worth a look.

Read Ms. Goodwin's piece by clicking on the 1st link below.  Read Ms. de Vogue's piece by clicking on the 2nd link below.

Supreme Court Gay Marriage Cases could set stage for dramatic societal changes

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