Supreme Court to take on same-sex marriage issue

Cases in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan consolidated into single session

DETROIT – On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will take on one of the most controversial issues in recent memory -- the right for same-sex couples to marry.

Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan are having its cases consolidated into a single session. Local 4 News is told the four couples met for the first time Sunday ahead of a historic week.

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Lori and Jill were married during a brief period last year when same-sex marriage was legal in Michigan.

The right to be a family is what prompted Jayne and April to sue the state for a law that prevents same-sex couples from adopting children.

Their case, along with three others, has now reached the Supreme Court.

Nine Supreme Court justices will decide two things: whether the Constitution allows states to deny gay couples the right to marry, and whether states are required to recognize valid same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.

There likely will not be a decision until the end of the term, which is in June.

Lori and Jill, like thousands of other same-sex couples in Michigan, will be waiting anxiously until then.


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