U.S. Asks Justices to Reject California’s Ban on Gay Marriage

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The Obama administration threw its support behind a broad claim for marriage equality on Thursday, and urged the Supreme Court to rule that voters in California were not entitled to ban same-sex marriage there.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/us/politics/administration-to-urge-justices-to-overturn-a-gay-marriage-ban.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130301

Editorial
The White House Joins the Fight

Pesident Obama made good on the promise of his second Inaugural Address on Thursday by joining the fight to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Since he declared that marriage equality is part of the road "through Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall," we can't imagine how he could have sat this one out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/opinion/the-white-house-joins-the-fight-on-gay-marriage.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130301&_r=0