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US court urged to clarify gay marriage

Growing demand for Supreme Court to address the legal fray over same-sex marriage.
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2012 15:30

The nine justices of the US Supreme Court are widely expected to decide in a private meeting to enter the legal fray raging over same-sex marriage.

Thirty-one of the 50 states have passed constitutional amendments banning gay marriage, while Washington DC and nine other states have legalised it.

There is a growing demand to settle the matter on a nationwide scale.

Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports.

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