The Supreme Court released audio of the oral arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act, which we’ve combined with the work of courtroom artists. Watch and listen to excerpts of some of the day’s most dramatic exchanges. And look back at the sights and sounds of the other same-sex-marriage case: the challenge to Proposition 8.
“Skim-Milk Marriage.” Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan challenge the lawyer defending DOMA on what it means for legally married same-sex couples to be denied federal recognition.
Is Kennedy Swinging Against DOMA? The Justice in the middle expresses his doubts about the law’s constitutionality and his worries about children’s rights.
A “Sea Change” on Gay Rights? Was DOMA premised on discrimination? Has change come about through a politically powerful gay lobby, or through a moral shift?
[#image: /photos/5909519dc14b3c606c1038ea]Read our full coverage of gay marriage before the Supreme Court.
