`` Without the House 's participation , '' said attorney Paul Clement , representing House leaders , `` it is hard to see how there is any case or controversy here at all . The Justice Department files first in a series of legal opinions on the big cases . Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on Defense of Marriage Act . Lawyers for the GOP say they should be able to defend the marriage law in court . Court still deciding whether to proceed in second case under California law .
The Justice Department files first in a series of legal opinions on the big cases . Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on Defense of Marriage Act . Lawyers for the GOP say they should be able to defend the marriage law in court . Court still deciding whether to proceed in second case under California law .