Supreme Court To Take Up Gay Marriage

Posted by | December 7, 2012 16:12 | Filed under: Top Stories


The Supreme Court has decided to take up the case of California’s ban on gay marriage, and whether gays can be legally deprived of marriage equality.

The justices said Friday they will review a federal appeals court ruling that struck down the state’s gay marriage ban, though on narrow grounds. The San Francisco-based appeals court said the state could not take away the same-sex marriage right that had been granted by California’s Supreme Court.

The court also will decide whether Congress can deprive legally married gay couples of federal benefits otherwise available to married people. A provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act limits a range of health and pension benefits, as well as favorable tax treatment, to heterosexual couples.

The cases probably will be argued in March, with decisions expected by late June.

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