Supreme Court watchers wonder if justices are ready to take a same-sex marriage case

The Washington Post: Neither journalists nor lawyers are particularly known for their math skills, but the ciphering is underway as we await word on whether the Supreme Court will determine this term that there is a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry.

As a near-inviolable rule, the justices must take a case before the end of January in order to set oral arguments and render a decision by the end of their term in June. Usually, only an emergency breaks the pattern.

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