Gay rights lawyers went to the Supreme Court hoping to find a majority of justices ready to support a historic ruling that would declare same-sex couples had an equal right to marry nationwide. Instead during Tuesday’s arguments, they heard words of hesitation that suggested the outcome is less certain than many expected. The most important and surprising doubts came almost immediately from Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who openly wondered whether the court should intervene in an institution so deeply rooted in history and religion. TEN: Staff writer David G. Savage discusses the opening arguments The word that keeps coming back to me is millennia,” Kennedy said in the opening...
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