Coverage of same-sex marriage arguments at the Supreme Court


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SALT LAKE CITY — Tuesday, the debate that has been taking place in district courts and dinner tables will be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States. The landmark case about same-sex marriage will determine the rights of same-sex couples to wed.

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[listen to ‘Supreme Court Oral Arguments (Pt. 1)’ on audioBoom](https://audioboom.com/boos/3129259-supreme-court-oral-arguments-pt-1)
[listen to ‘Supreme Court Oral Arguments (Pt. 2)’ on audioBoom](https://audioboom.com/boos/3129397-supreme-court-oral-arguments-pt-2)
> Here in front of the Capitol in D.C. on a cold April morning. [@kslnewsradio](https://twitter.com/kslnewsradio) [@RadioBrian](https://twitter.com/RadioBrian) [pic.twitter.com/IiyreRm2mp](http://t.co/IiyreRm2mp) > > — Amanda Dickson (@amandadickson) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/amandadickson/status/593013849839824896)

> Lines around the block ahead of oral arguments on same-sex marriage at Supreme Court. Coverage [@KSL5TV](https://twitter.com/KSL5TV), [@kslnewsradio](https://twitter.com/kslnewsradio) [pic.twitter.com/OTwKKscpAb](http://t.co/OTwKKscpAb) > > — Andrew Adams (@AndrewAdamsKSL) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/AndrewAdamsKSL/status/593001680326758400)

> Justice Alito asked whether legalizing gay marriage would lead to legalizing polygamy. [\#ReutersSCOTUS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReutersSCOTUS?src=hash) [\#SSM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SSM?src=hash) > > — David Ingram (@David\_Ingram) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/David_Ingram/status/593078644496535553)

> Alito points out there was no same-sex marriage in ancient Greece, but they had same-sex relations. Not based on prejudice, then. > > — Oyez (@oyez) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/oyez/status/593093817160597504)

> Roberts briefly floated the idea that [\#SSM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SSM?src=hash) bans are gender discrimination, which could produce a narrower decision. Got no real traction. > > — Brad Heath (@bradheath) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/593081911356030976)

> Bonauto: This isn't a question of the Court knowing better, it's a question of recognizing changing roles in society. > > — Oyez (@oyez) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/oyez/status/593091335525113856)

> Roberts said there's value in leaving it to voters: "People feel differently about something if they have a chance to vote on it." [\#SCOTUS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUS?src=hash) > > — Brad Heath (@bradheath) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/bradheath/status/593076813443764226)

> In second half of [\#SCOTUS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUS?src=hash) arg J. Kennedy questions state whether denying [\#SSM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SSM?src=hash) denies gays and their children dignity of [\#marriage](https://twitter.com/hashtag/marriage?src=hash). > > — SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/SCOTUSblog/status/593077667232141315)

> A protestor has just been removed from the Courtroom -- it came immediately after the petitioner's argument. Hard to hear what he's saying. > > — SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/SCOTUSblog/status/593061206082068480)

> Today's [\#SCOTUS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCOTUS?src=hash) Sketch: Outside the Court for [\#SSM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SSM?src=hash) arguments [pic.twitter.com/rdJ2FgvNdb](http://t.co/rdJ2FgvNdb) > > — Arthur Lien (@Courtartist) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/Courtartist/status/593027274259193856)

> [\#Scotus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Scotus?src=hash) about to hear arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges. 5 facts about same-sex marriage [pic.twitter.com/nQ4Zuq7R7C](http://t.co/nQ4Zuq7R7C) > > — Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/pewresearch/status/593033183702028288)

> The line of people hoping to get into the Supreme Court wraps around the block [\#scotus](https://twitter.com/hashtag/scotus?src=hash) [pic.twitter.com/9cnmNelIgi](http://t.co/9cnmNelIgi) > > — Brian Martin (@RadioBrian) [April 28, 2015](https://twitter.com/RadioBrian/status/593004541651521536)

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