Supreme Court

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People celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2013, after the court struck down a federal provision denying benefits to legally married gay couples. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Michael Knaapen (left) and his husband John Becker embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2013, after the court struck down a federal provision denying benefits to legally married gay couples. (Associated Press)

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Supporters of gay marriage embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2013, after the court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California's gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban. (Associated Press)

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California's Proposition 8 plaintiffs Sandy Steir (center) holds hands with her partner Kris Perry (right) as they and Jeff Zarrillo, and Paul Katami (left) walk into the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2013, before the court delivered opinions in two cases that could dramatically alter the rights of gay people across the United States. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Grant Olan (center), of Washington, D.C., joins crowds gathering in front of the Supreme Court building on June 26, 2013, for the California Proposition 8 case as a decision is expected to be announced on the last day of the court's term. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Patents awarded to Myriad Genetics Inc., a Utah firm that isolated the location and sequence of what's known as the BRCA gene, were thrown out Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled that human genes are "a product of nature." (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A portion of approximately 33,500 signed "Defund ObamaCare Petitions" gathered by the Association of Mature American Citizens are displayed on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 28, 2012, during the GOP Doctors Caucus news conference in response to the Supreme Court health care ruling. (Associated Press)