The Justice Department files first in a series of legal briefs involving two big cases . Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on Defense of Marriage Act . WASHINGTON (CNN) -- But other states have passed laws or state constitutional amendments banning such marriages . U.S. still deciding whether to intervene in second case involving California law .
The Justice Department files first in a series of legal briefs involving two big cases . Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on Defense of Marriage Act . WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. still deciding whether to intervene in second case involving California law .