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Audio, Transcript of Supreme Court Proposition 8 Oral Arguments

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Supreme Court justices set a challenging tone early during the oral arguments on California's Proposition 8 Tuesday morning. The Justices questioned whether citizens have the right to defend a proposition if the state will not, whether either side could prove legal harm and when same-sex marriage became illegal.

Listen to the oral arguments on California's Proposition 8 at the U.S. Supreme Court this morning.

Read the transcript:

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The questions that justices ask can shed light on their concerns and how they might rule. Learn more about what some of the exchanges meant.

DOMA Supreme Court Hearing Audio, Transcript

Read all the of the case filings in the Proposition 8 and DOMA cases.

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