Stage set for landmark U.S. Supreme Court gay marriage arguments


  • World
  • Tuesday, 28 Apr 2015

People line up outside the Supreme Court in Washington April 26, 2015, ahead of Tuesday's arguments focusing on gay marriage. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears landmark arguments on whether the Constitution provides a right to same-sex marriage, activists on both sides of the contentious social issue converged on the white marble courthouse to voice their views.

Anti-gay rights activists rallied in front of the courthouse steps condemning same-sex marriage, while a line snaked around the block of people, many displaying gay rights messages, hoping to snag one of the limited number of seats available in the courtroom for Tuesday's 2-1/2 hour oral arguments.

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