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Could a Supreme Court ruling decide the same-sex marriage argument or set off another round in the culture wars?

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On April 28, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Obergefell v Hodges, challenges arising in four states (Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Michigan) to anti-same-sex marriage laws.

The Court asked the parties to address two specific questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage of two people of...

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