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Vote. >> you are at real risk of running in conflict with what has always thought to be the essence of the state police power, which is to regulate marriage, divorce, custody. >> reporter: the court is likely to meet later this week in chambers to take a first vote and provided they don't decide to rehear the case, they would likely begin the process of crafting a decision. we're t not likely to hear anything from the court on this until late june. joe johns, cnn, washington. later this morning we're going to talk to a lawyer representing eedith windsor. 16 minutes past the hour. heartthro...

Is to regulate marriage, divorce, custody. >> conservatives in the court press the lawyers on the political issues, repeated hi asking, what if the opposite were the case? what would happen if congress passed a law giving spousal marriage benefits to same-sex couples? 41 states have laws that prohibit same-sex marriage. and chief justice roberts asked edie windsor's lor what caused the sea change in public opinion? >> you don't doubt that the lobby supporting the enactment of same-sex marriage laws in states is politically powerful, do you? >> the court is likely to meet later this week in cha...