WASHINGTON – When Joseph F. Whalen stands before the nine black-robed justices of the U.S. Supreme Court next week, the case he will argue will long be remembered as one of the defining events in the battle over gay marriage.
For Whalen personally, the moment will be memorable for other reasons.
It will be the first time in his three-decade career that he has argued before the nation’s high court. And no matter what the justices decide, the case probably will go down as the most significant of his career.
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