U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage, Lethal Injection Cases In April

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Saving its biggest case for last, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict Thursday on President Barack Obama's health care law. The o... A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Saving its biggest case for last, the Supreme Court is expected to announce its verdict Thursday on President Barack Obama's health care law. The outcome is likely to be a factor in the presidential campaign and help define John Roberts' legacy as chief justice. But the court's ruling almost certainly will not be the last word on America's tangled efforts to address health care woes. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS
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The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will hear two high-profile cases in late April.

The high court will hear arguments on same-sex marriage on April 28 and those on a lethal injection case the next day, CNN reported on Thursday.

Earlier this year, the Court said it would hear cases on whether state bans on same-sex marriage are constitutional, granting cases from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, according to NBC News.

The justices also halted the executions of three Oklahoma death-row inmates who are challenging the state’s practice of execution by lethal injection.

The Court will decide whether the state’s lethal cocktail violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

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