The legal eagles who successfully fought California’s Proposition 8 law said today they are confident of victory at the U.S. Supreme Court.

The dream team of Ted Olson and David Bois, along with attorney Ted Boutrous and the two gay couples who sued to overturn the discriminatory law, spoke immediately after news broke that the nation’s high court was going to take up the Prop 8 case, as well as one of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) cases.

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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court this morning indicated that it will consider whether to grant review in Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly Perry v. Brown), the federal constitutional challenge to California's Proposition 8.

WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for the House Republican leadership today told a federal court that the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group plans to ask the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court ruling from May 31 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Although the Supreme Court request had been expected, it was unclear when such a request, called a petition for a writ of certiorari, would be made since the deadline for the filing is not until Aug. 29.

NEW YORK -- At multiple events in New York City on Monday, March 19, first lady Michelle Obama -- in campaigning for her husband's re-election -- made reference to the effect that U.S. Supreme Court appointees will have on "whether we can ... love whomever we choose."