The real question is, how much . And, like so many landmark cases, as you point out, this one begins with the story of one american. This case is going to go down in history as edie windsor versus the united states. Edie windsor, 83 years old, is a widow now. But she had 42 happy years with the love of her life thea spyer. She was beautiful. She was smart as hell. And she was wonderful altogether. Reporter edie and thea were married but when thea died in 2009, edie got socked by the irs with 363,000 in estate taxes, which no widow in a straight marriage would have to pay. Today, the Supreme Court decided to hear edies case challenging the law she says discriminates against couples like her and thea. The defense of marriage act, which defines marriage under federal law as the union of one man and one woman. The justices will also decide whether states have the power to ban gay marriage. And 30 states have laws that do just that. Its been a breathtaking year of change on the issue. Presi
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