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Dec 5, 2022 · December 5, 2022, 1:29 PM. 1:35. Sen. Kyrtsen Sinema (D-AZ) speaks at a news conference aft...Show More. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. In the summer, Democrats were privately debating how to handle a jolt that had been sent to the more than 1 million U.S. households with same-sex couples.
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Speaking from the White House after calling one of the plaintiffs, Barack Obama said the decision would “end the patchwork system we currently have”. “This ruling is a victory for America,” the president said. “This decision affirms what millions of Americans already believe in their hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more ...
The crowd outside the court – indeed, across the country – erupted in joy after the ruling was handed down, with many longtime campaigners crying tears of joy and embracing their partners. Chants of “Love has won” reverberated among the hundreds gathered below the court steps and across the street outside the US Capitol, as rainbow flags intertwine...
Randy Johnson, a plaintiff in one of the concurrent cases brought from Kentucky before the court with his partner Paul Campion, said he still had goosebumps, hours after their 20-year-old son had texted them two words: “We won.” “As soon as we heard the news, we were obviously in tears, and obviously overcome with emotion because this is the most a...
In a nod to an argument colorfully expressed by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgduring the hearing, the ruling also rejects the notion that the state definition of marriage rests on the ability of couples to procreate. “That is not to say the right to marry is less meaningful for those who do not or cannot have children,” writes Kennedy, after pointing ...
Alia Wong. Bruno Domingos / Reuters. How Gay Marriage Became a Constitutional Right. The untold story of the improbable campaign that finally tipped the U.S. Supreme Court. By Molly Ball. July...
Jun 26, 2015 · The 78-year-old supreme court justice who wrote the historic opinion on gay marriage has long been one of the most enigmatic swing voters on the bench. Fri 26 Jun 2015 15.43 EDT. Last...
Jan 14, 2021 · [ 24] Timeline of Same-Sex Marriage Bans and Legalizations by Effective Date of Laws. The increased visibility of the gay community prompted a well publicized backlash by opponents of gay-rights.
Nov 29, 2022 · The Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriages, marking a historic win for Democrats anxious to secure the rights amid growing concern that ...
Jun 9, 2017 · Updated: July 10, 2023 | Original: June 9, 2017. copy page link. Getty Images / David Greedy / Stringer. In the landmark 2015 case Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all state...