Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges, U.S. () (/ ˈoʊbərɡəfɛl / OH-bər-gə-fel), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court 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. The 5–4 ruling requires all 50 states, the District of. Jenny Marder Jenny Marder. Constitution grants same-sex couples the right to marry. 
What each Supreme Court Justice has said about gay marriage
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide once and for all whether all 50 states must allow gay and lesbian couples marry, likely resolving one of the greatest civil rights debates of the 21st. As the Supreme Court hears the case of Colorado Christian web designer Lorie Smith, who claims she has a right not to serve same-sex couples under the First Amendment, many have raised concerns over the fact that the court's current conservative majority will lead to a ruling in support of the plaintiff in Creative LLC v. Four years ago, the court voted in favor of Jack Phillips, a Colorado Christian baker who had refused to make a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding in breach of the state's anti-discrimination law.
How each Supreme Court justice came down on same
While the Supreme Court discusses Creative LLC v. Elenis, Newsweek looks at how each judge stands on same-sex marriage. First Name. Share this page. Supreme Court makes history with 5
In a historic decision for the gay right's movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution grants same-sex couples the right to marry. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who wrote. . 
‘It is so ordered.’ Supreme Court Justices on gay marriage
Obergefell v. Hodges, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5–4) on June 26, , 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. .
Obergefell v. Hodges
Reversing the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Supreme Court held on June 26, , that same-sex marriage is a protected right under the Constitution. State bans prohibiting same-sex marriages were struck down, and all states must recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state. The opinion was authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Justices Ruth Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer. .
Here’s What 5 Supreme Court Justices Have Said About Gay Marriage
The Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that same-sex couples could get married no matter where they live was the culmination of two remarkable waves that have spread across the country in recent. . Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges: Under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, all states must license a marriage between two people of the same sex and recognize such a marriage if it was lawfully licensed and performed in another state. .