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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.

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