State judges, legislators weigh gay marriage

Judges and legislators are preparing to determine the definition of legal marriage in a variety of states.

Whether same-sex unions should be recognized as marriages soon will be weighed by government officials in New Jersey, New Mexico, Hawaii and Michigan. The fate of the latest efforts to expand gay marriage beyond 13 states and the District of Columbia will be determined in those states either in the next few weeks or next year. Among the latest developments.... Keep reading