TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 28, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today about whether states have the power to ban same-sex marriage and whether states with bans must recognize gay marriages performed in other states. The first hour of arguments focused on the constitutional right to marry. Most media coverage suggested that Justice Anthony Kennedy and Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. did not appear ready to endorse that position. Listen to the audio feed from that debate. In the second hour, Tennessee Deputy Solicitor Joseph Whalen had his chance to address the court on the question of recognizing marriages from other states. Listen to the audio from that exchange. News wrap ups from the day are available from Scotublog, which was live blogging from the courthouse, and National Public Radio’s Nina Totenberg, who contributed to this report.