Support for same-sex marriage in the United States has soared to a record 60 percent, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll released Thursday said.<\/p>\n
The poll was conducted a week ahead of historic US Supreme Court hearings on whether the Constitution allows state restrictions on recognizing the legality of same-sex marriage. The country’s highest court is expected to debate the issue April 28.<\/p>\n
The court will review cases from four states \u2014 Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee \u2014 where injunctions on same-sex marriage were overturned by federal courts of appeals.<\/p>\n
In March, the Obama administration filed a brief with the Supreme Court stating the White House opinion that it is unconstitutional to ban same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n
In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) signed in 1996 by former US President Bill Clinton which prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized by states was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
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