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Attorneys (from left) Theodore Olson and David Boies speak with plaintiffs Sandy Stier and Kris Perry on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in San Francisco before Wednesday's closing arguments in the landmark federal trial over the constitutionality of California's gay-marriage ban, which is expected eventually to reach the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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** FILE ** Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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** FILE ** Anna Nicole Smith leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after her bid to collect millions of dollars from the estate of her husband, J. Howard Marshall II, was presented on Feb. 28, 2006, in Washington. The court ruled on Monday, May 1, 2006, that Miss Smith, a one-time stripper and Playboy Playmate, could pursue part of Marshall's oil fortune. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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** FILE ** State Department legal adviser Harold Koh speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in December 2005. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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GETTY IMAGES Brunilda Vega (center) and Jodi Valenciano Perry (third from left) celebrate in Washington after hearing that Judge Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the newest justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday.