The Justices will hear the case before the end of this term.

After the historic ruling of U.S. v. Windsor a few months ago, the D.C. Superior Court reports that marriage license applications are coming in faster than they can keep up.

A massive crowd lining both sides of First Street NE erupted into cheers, applause, and hugging when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its rulings in two landmark cases that advance the cause of same-sex marriage.

By DCist contributer Shauna Miller The mere acknowledgment of the existence of gays in President-elect Barack Obama’s victory speech brought historic warm fuzzies for many of us, but that doesn’t mean that marriage-minded gay folks are holding their breath for movement on the issue under Obama. Clearly, there are some other priorities that want attention, and in any case, both Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden have said directly that they don’t support gay marriage. But…