Gays at the Supremes

The issue of same-sex marriage is headed to the Supremes, and it is far from clear whether the justices will sing "Stop! In the Name of Love" like the other Supremes. Linda Hirschman at the New Republic looks at the potential difficulties of the high court's decision to look at the constitutionality of both the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8, analyzing the careful strategy that preceded Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade.