Expert predicts split ruling in marriage cases

The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to provide defenders of the traditional definition of marriage with no more than a partial victory, a legal expert says.

After sitting in on the landmark arguments Tuesday (March 26) and Wednesday (March 27), Family Research Council (FRC) lawyer Ken Klukowski said he is "fairly optimistic" the justices will support the right of states to continue to define marriage. The federal government's authority to define marriage, however, is an "uphill battle" at the high court, he said.

Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy will be the swing vote in both debates over the constitutionality of government definitions of marriage, Klukowski predicted. Read more