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Gay Rights Advocates Score Supreme Court Victories

Season 2013 Episode 1770 | 11m 46s

On its final day of the term, the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act, entitling same-sex couples to the same federal benefits as other married spouses. And Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage, was declared unconstitutional. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal joins Gwen Ifill.

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