SCOTUS considers hearing Defense of Marriage Act

November 30, 2012 4:19 PM

The U.S. Supreme Court justices met behind closed doors to decide whether to hear arguments in the California same-sex marriage case. Chip Reid reports the court also considered jumping into the raging debate over the Defense of Marriage Act.

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