The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has been bedeviled by appeals from more than 20 states since they found both DOMA and California’s Prop 8 unconstitutional in the summer of 2013.
Justices will convene at the end of this month for their first fall conference to consider requests from states to review decisions that have struck down gay marriage bans. There is a recognition that SCOTUS will continue to receive more petitions if they do not rule on one or more of the outstanding petitions already awaiting them so nearly everyone predicts the justices will decide the issue by next June when they close for summer recess.
According to a quick / easy to read article in USA Today, many expect the Utah case Herbert v. Kitchen will be heard. The issues in this case essentially cover all the outstanding questions and could apply to many of the petitions currently before SCOTUS.
Time will tell but until then, all involved will continue to obsess. For more information check out the USA Today article here.
BosGuy 
Jeff, this year the “first Monday in October” fall conference is being held Sept. 29. See the USA Today article (paragraph 2) and http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/09/same-sex-marriage-cases-set-for-early-look/
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BosGuy,
SCOTUS convenes on the first Monday in October not at the end of this month.
Jeff
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