Crowd gathers outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2013. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court this week as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photos by Adelle M. Banks
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- Crowd gathers outside the U.S. Supreme Court on March 26, 2013. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court this week as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- Left to right, Pastor Abel Palomo of College Park, Md., and Collete DiMemmo of Altoona, Pa., debate with Washington, D.C., resident John Rohrer and his husband, John Lestitian, across the street from the Supreme Court. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- The pentacle and sticker showing support for same-sex marriage worn by the Rev. Debby Morris, a Germantown, Md., minister of Circle Sanctuary, a Wiccan church, outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2013. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks.
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- Frances Bouton of Suffolk, Va., joins others in the March for Marriage as they head toward the Supreme Court to oppose same-sex marriage. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- A Westboro Baptist Church sign holder, left, and gay marriage supporter spread their messages outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2013. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- A Baptist minister from Virginia shares his support for same-sex marriage outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2013. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- Participants in the March for Marriage head toward the Supreme Court to oppose same-sex marriage. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- Participants in the March for Marriage head toward the Supreme Court to oppose same-sex marriage. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- Two advocates for gay marriage join the March for Marriage 2013 as its participants head toward the Supreme Court to oppose same-sex marriage. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- A drummer with the band of the Hanover, Pa.-based American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, plays outside the Supreme Court as his group arrives at the Supreme Court to oppose same-sex marriage. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
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- Jim Rowe of Nottingham, Pa., listens to speeches at the March for Marriage rally on the National Mall after opponents of same-sex marriage marched to the Supreme Court. Throngs of supporters and opponents gathered outside the high court as it considered cases about same-sex marriage. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
