Plantiffs in the federal suit over Virginia's ban on gay marriage, Mary Townley, left, Emily Schall-Townley, center, and Carol Schall, right, react to comments during a news conference after a hearing on Virginia's same sex-marriage ban in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, May 13, 2014. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday on a judge's ruling that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The case is one of a handful that could ultimately make it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Steve Helber Associated Press