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    Which Way, L.A.?

    9th Circuit Asked to Allow Gay Marriages to Resume

    The Obama Administration reversed course today and said it will no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act in court. Based on that, lawyers challenging Prop 8—which makes same-sex marriage illegal in California-- have asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to speed up its deliberations.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Obama Administration reversed course today and said it will no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act in court. Based on that, lawyers challenging Prop 8—which makes same-sex marriage illegal in California-- have asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to speed up its deliberations.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Trouble on the Tracks for High-Speed Rail
    1. 0:009th Circuit Asked to Allow Gay Marriages to ResumeYou’re reading this
    2. 7:12Trouble on the Tracks for High-Speed Rail
    3. 20:14Caltech Basketball Team Wins
    4. 24:15The Case of Raymond Davis and a Crisis Between Two Uneasy allies; Washington and Islamabad
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