On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled marriage is a constitutionally protected right for all Americans, ensuring same-sex couples could legally marry in all 50 states.
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The ruling in the case, Obergefell vs. Hodges, said the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause gave same-sex couples the same right to marriage as anyone else.
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