The U.S. Supreme Court stepped into a historic legal, political and social debate on Jan. 16 when it agreed to decide whether states can prohibit same-sex marriages without violating the federal Constitution.

The addition of the same-sex marriage issue to a docket that already includes a high-stakes challenge to the federal health care reform law almost guarantees another potentially landmark term for the Roberts Court.

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