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Supreme Court sets oral arguments for marriage cases
State groups welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consider the constitutionality of DOMA, Proposition 8. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would hear oral arguments in the legal challenges against California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act on two separate dates in March.
According to the calendar, arguments for the challenge against Prop 8, known as Hollingsworth v. Perry, is set for March 26, while the arguments for the challenge against DOMA, known as Windsor v. United States, is set for March 27.
The Supreme Court announced it would take up the lawsuits on Dec. 7. Justices must render a decision before their term ends in June.
Tagged with DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Homepage Special Feature, Prop 8, Supreme Court, Windsor v. United States
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