 supreme court hand double win to gay marriage backers in a decision on wednesday the supreme court cleared the way for gay couples to receive federal benefits in states that recognize their marriages it didn t however make any changes to laws that exist in many states that prohibit gay marriage get the details  wwwwashingtontimescom news 2013 jun 26 courtstrikesdownfederalantigaymarriagelaw     supreme court hand double win gay marriage backers  