A states-rights DOMA ruling should have implications beyond same-sex marriage
Analogies involving chocolate chip cookies and baseball bats help the high court weigh the right to issue gene patents
A majority of the justices seem to think the Defense of Marriage Act is an imposition on states
Opposing groups clash outside the high court over the issue of same-sex marriage
In the Proposition 8 case, Justice Anthony Kennedy voices caution about changing the definition of marriage
The high court will hear arguments this week in two major cases that could determine the definition of marriage on the federal and state level
