ABC News Special Coverage of the Supreme Court's Rulings on Same-Sex Marriage (WATCH)
ABC News Providing the Whole Picture on How the Court's Decisions Impact Americans Across All Platforms
ABC News is providing comprehensive coverage of the Supreme Court's rulings on same-sex marriage across all broadcasts and platforms, giving viewers the whole picture on how the decision will impact the modern American family. The Supreme Court handed down two rulings today bolstering same-sex marriage by ruling part of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and allowing a lower court ruling to stand that struck down California's Proposition 8 ballot initiative, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
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ABC News aired a special report anchored by George Stephanopoulos from 10:01 a.m., ET to 10:39 a.m., ET to cover the Supreme Court's rulings on the two key cases. Terry Moran ( @TerryMoran) reported from the Supreme Court along with ABC News Supreme Court reporter Ariane De Vogue ( @ArianeDeVogue). ABC News Chief Legal Affairs Anchor Dan Abrams contributed to coverage with Senior Washington Correspondent Jeff Zeleny ( @JeffZeleny) and Cecilia Vega ( @CeciliaVegaABC) covering reaction from Congress and San Francisco, respectfully.
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Moran, who covers the Supreme Court for ABC News, was recently recognized by the White House Correspondents' Association with the Merriman Smith Award for excellence in presidential coverage under deadline pressure for his reporting on the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act last year.
ABC News coverage will continue Wednesday evening on " World News with Diane Sawyer" at 6:30 p.m., ET and in late night on " Nightline" at 12:35 a.m., ET.
ABCNews.com will continue to provide in-depth reporting on the decisions and their impact throughout the day. For the latest information, visit the ABC live-blog here: http://abcn.ws/1aezr0C. ABC News will also have updates across its social media platforms including facebook.com/abcnews and Twitter @ABC.
ABC NewsOne, the network's affiliate news service, will provide coverage for nearly 200 ABC affiliates, stations and clients throughout the day with Correspondent Tahman Bradley reporting from the Supreme Court.
ABC News Radio will provide reports to stations throughout the day anchored by Scott Goldberg with reporting from ABC News Radio Correspondent Vic Ratner at the Supreme Court and Correspondent Alex Stone in San Francisco.