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Are working behinds the scenes, others are openly asking the supreme court to allow gay people to marry. talk show host and comedian ellen degeneres married her wife, porta de rossi, four years ago, when same sex marriage couples were briefly aloud to wed in california. the legal recognition of their marriage will hinge on how the state supreme court weighs in on the states proposition 8. in a letter to the court, degeneres addressed marriage equality with a touch of her trademark humor. reading...

Youre getting this snow storm next. warning to you. the supreme court will consider same-sex marriage in less than two days. right now people are camping out next to the supreme court trying to score a front row seat to history. the court hears the first case on tuesday on californias proposition 8 ban and on wednesday the defense of marriage act. to paris where hundreds of people clashed with police at an anti-gay marriage protest. police fought huge crowds with tear gas and riot greer. pro...

Californias proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. the second case centers on the defense of marriage act which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. as the supreme court prepares to tackle that issue, same-sex couples across the country are watching. cnns joe johns has a story of a couple, one couple in the d.c. area, who are hoping history will be made. >> reporter: the battle over same-sex marriage in california has been going on for years, and coming up this week it finally arrives...

California couples challenging prop 8. the states ban on same-sex marriage. the board is full of entertainment heavy weights like bruce cohen and dustin lance black. >> this is a nonpartisan issue. >> reporter: while some are working behind the scenes in the fight, others are openly asking the supreme court to allow gay people to marry. talk show host and came meetian ellen degeneres married her wife, portia de rossi, four years ago when same-sex marriage couples were briefly allowed to wed in c...

This is the law passed by congress and signed by the pld in 1996 that takes away benefits of marriage of same-sex couples on the federal level. doma can affect over 1,000 benefits. everything from the way married couples pay their taxes to who getting notified as next of kin in the event military personnel are injured or killed in the line of duty. the first case on the docket on tuesday is a challenge to californias proposition 8 which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. its about eq...

History. the court takes up same-sex marriage in less than two days. justices will hear arguments for the first case tuesday involving californias proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. the second case centers on the defense of marriage act which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. as the supreme court prepares to tackle that issue, same-sex couples across the country are watching. cnns joe johns has a story of a couple, one couple in the d.c. area, who are hoping history will be mad...

Will the supreme court say i do to same-sex marriage? the supreme justices questions during arguments this week may reveal which way they are leaning when they take up challenges to the defense of marriage act and californias proposition 8 which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. i talked about the landmark cases before the supreme court with our political panel. >> im not really sure where their courage is going to lie. certainly i think california is the easiest route, and when you...

Hes also believed to have killed a pizza deliveryman. and the supreme court takes up the issue of same-sex marriage starting tomorrow dozens of people have been camping out in front of the court since friday, braving the freezing weather, trying to get a seat, a rare seat at this historic hearing. the court will hear oral arguments on californias proposition 8 tomorrow on wednesday they will take up the defense of marriage act. both of those laws ban same-sex marriage. we will not get a decisi...

Will the supreme court say i do to same-sex marriage? the supreme justices questions during arguments this week may reveal which way they are leaning when they take up challenges to the defense of marriage act and californias proposition 8 which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. i talked about the landmark cases before the supreme court with our political panel. >> im not really sure where their courage is going to lie. certainly i think california is the easiest route, and when you...

Court case in which you argue the court should overturn proposition 8. that was a constitutional amendment approved by california voters which said that marriage only marriage between a man and woman is valid. you you want to overturn that. explain to us why your position is consistent with conservative values? >> well, look, first of all, the people who will stand for the united states supreme court are kettleson who was president bushs se solis tore general ad david boy who represented preside...