US Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage Constitutionality

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it would decide whether same-sex couples have the right to marry under the U.S. Constitution. The court said it would examine and rule on appeals of lower-court rulings that backed bans on such marriages in the states of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. Ten other states also prohibit such unions. The long-awaited decision to rule on one of the country's most divisive social issues came just months after lower-court rulings that struck...

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