Supreme Court will decide if same-sex couples can marry nationwide

The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear as many as four cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage.

The justices will decide whether the bans "violate the Constitution's due process and equal protection guarantees," BuzzFeed reports. Discussion of the issue will likely begin in April, and a decision could be reached by June.

Thirty-five states and Washington, D.C. currently support marriage equality.

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