The Stonewall Riots  The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing two huge
gay marriage cases this term, including a fight over a Clinton-
era law that bars the federal government from recognizing same-
sex marriages.  Obama's relatively gay-friendly administration
refused to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court and even
filed an epic brief Friday asking the Supreme Court to do away
with the law.  The Obama administration's brief directly attacks
arguments made by the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, a
Republican-dominated Congressional group that's defending the
anti-gay marriage law.  In its own brief filed in January, BLAG
said the federal government doesn't need to go out of its way to
protect gay people from discrimination because they already have
"remarkable political clout."  At issue is a legal doctrine
known as "heightened scrutiny," which makes it harder to uphold
laws that negatively affect individuals who lack political power
or have endured discrimination.  BLAG said that DOMA shouldn't
face "heighten