WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Brenda S. "Sue" Fulton and Penelope Dara Gnesin will go into the history books today when they get married in the hallowed Cadet Chapel at West Point.

Fulton, 53, graduated from West Point in 1980 in the first class of cadets that included women, another milestone for her. She is the communications director of Outserve, a group representing actively serving gay, lesbian and bisexual troops.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court did not place any of the gay rights cases on its orders today, adding to the incredible drama that is building up about whether the justices will take up California’s Proposition 8 and the nine DOMA cases.

The high court could also have decided not to take up any of the cases, which would have widespread implications for millions of LGBT Americans. If the justices let lower court rulings stand, Proposition 8 and DOMA would be dead.

CHICAGO -- The Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division today denied motions to intervene by the Church of Christian Liberty, Grace Gospel Fellowship and the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) in Darby v. Orr, Lambda Legal's case seeking the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in Illinois.

LAS VEGAS – A district judge in Nevada has stuck a dagger in the hearts of eight gay and lesbian couples who had sued for the right to marry.

District Judge Robert C. Jones, a conservative jurist appointed by President George H.W. Bush, ruled against the couples in the case known as Sevcik v. Sandoval.