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More americans than ever before support marriage equality. a gallup poll last month found a record 55% say same-sex marriages should be legal. and in what may be the clearest sign the tide is turning, two super lawyers who are on opposite sides of one of the biggest supreme court battles in history are teaming up in the fight for marriage equality. joe johns has more. >> ted olsen and david boies, two true gladiators in the greatest legal battles of our age. but the ultimate odd couple, on opposing sides in up with of the most polarizing legal and political confrontations of this generation. t...

White house in 2000. boyce for al gore, and olsen for george w. bush who would eventually become president in one of the closest elections in american history. it is an unlikely battle that brings these legal titans together. same-sex marriage. both attorneys spoke to cnn's gloria borger in an exclusive interview. >> i think we both came to the conclusion that we could probably be unbeatable if we were on the same side. but if we were on the opposite side, one of us would lose. >> that conclusion led them to challenge california's proposition 8, a law passed by voters banning same-sex marriage...

Nonintellectual, nonam deck minimum way, a real world, real person way about how damaging this kind of discrimination is. >> while olsen and boyce admit their legal work helped move same-sex marriage closer to the goal of nationwide acceptance, critics say this issue should be decided by the people, not the courts. >> there is is flow moral or constitutional authority for federal judges to declare marriage to be anything other than between a man and a woman. >> the boyce and olsen strategy in the courts also created controversy within the ranks. some supporters of marriage equality fear trying...

Courts. >> there is is flow moral or constitutional authority for federal judges to declare marriage to be anything other than between a man and a woman. >> the boyce and olsen strategy in the courts also created controversy within the ranks. some supporters of marriage equality fear trying to move too far to fast will create legal setbacks especially at a time when polls show a sizable number of americans are still as opposed to the idea. joe johns, cnn at the supreme court. >> joe johns, thank you very much. joining me the co-authors of redeeming the dream, the case for marriage equality, te...

Gloria borger in an exclusive interview. >> i think we both came to the conclusion that we could probably be unbeatable if we were on the same side. but if we were on the opposite side, one of us would lose. >> that conclusion led them to challenge california's proposition 8, a law passed by voters banning same-sex marriage. a case olsen and boyce destroyeded. >> same-sex couples have every other right. it's just about the label. >> the label marriage means something. >> citing a technicality, the supreme court ruled in favor of olsen and boyce and cleared the aisle for long awaited wedding ce...