Big business rallied behind the gay marriage cause on Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments for April 28 on the contentious social issue that promises to yield one of the justices\u2019 most important rulings of 2015.<\/p>\n
A total of 379 businesses and groups representing employers across various sectors, including Google Inc, American Airlines Group Inc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Johnson & Johnson, have signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief in support of gay marriage due to be filed later on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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The court must decide whether states have the right to ban gay marriage. The nine justices will hear an extended 2 1\/2-hour argument in cases concerning same-sex marriage bans in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee.<\/p>\n
The justices will consider whether same-sex marriage bans are prohibited by the U.S. Constitution\u2019s guarantee of equal protection under the law. A ruling is due by the end of June.<\/p>\n
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