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Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015) (/ ˈoʊbərɡəfɛl / OH-bər-gə-fel), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.
- KENNEDY. “The ancient origins of marriage confirm its centrality, but it has not stood in isolation from developments in law and society. The history of marriage is one of both continuity and change.
- DISSENTS.
- Roberts: “Although the policy arguments for extending marriage to same-sex couples may be compelling, the legal arguments for requiring such an extension are not.”
- Scalia: “The substance of today’s decree is not of immense personal importance to me.” “Today’s decree says that my Ruler, and the Ruler of 320 million Americans coast-to-coast, is a majority of the nine lawyers on the Supreme Court.”`
Jun 26, 2015 · Obergefell v. Hodges, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5–4) on June 26, 2015, that state bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same-sex marriages duly performed in other jurisdictions are unconstitutional under due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 26, 2015 · In a major victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled that married gay and lesbian couples are entitled to federal benefits.
Jun 26, 2015 · The Supreme Court’s decision overturns the lower court’s decision, ruling that the bans violated the constitutional right of gays and lesbians to equal protection under the law. Prior...
Hodges is a landmark case in which on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States held, in 5-4 decision, that state bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same sex marriages duly performed in other jurisdictions are unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United ...
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