Gay marriage

The Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision launches major fundraising efforts from both sides.

Based on U.S. Census data, hundreds of thousands of gay and lesbian couples are living together in the U.S. but not yet married -- a big market opportunity for wedding planners and vendors.

After yesterday's Supreme Court decision, the same sex marriage ban in California, Prop 8, is effectively no more. So what's the future of referenda in the wake of the high court decision?

Many corporations, from Marriott to Pfizer to Viacom, signed an amicus brief in opposition to DOMA.

Catching you up on what you need to know about the Supreme Court rulings on cases concerning legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States.

However the Supreme Court decides two cases on same-sex marriage, some Republican PAC's are prepared to back candidates who support gay marriage.

Just getting a petition before the Supreme Court can cost a quarter-million in legal fees. If accepted, cases that have taken years of strategizing, while working their way through lower courts, can cost millions.

Technology firms like Facebook and eBay are heavily represented among corporations and cities filing briefs supporting same-sex marriage in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.