Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Marriage Equality
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The Supreme Court in 5-4 decision on Friday ruled that states may no longer ban same-sex marriage.
Justice Kennedy wrote the decision.
The decision came almost two years to the day of when the Supreme Court launched the catalyst for todayβs decision. On June 26, 2013, the court, in an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy, struck down the federal ban on recognition of same-sex couplesβ marriages in the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional.
Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins
— President Obama (@POTUS) June 26, 2015