Obergefell v. Hodges 2015
Does the Constitution require states to license and recognize marriages between people of the same sex?
576 U.S. 644 (2015)Liberty and privacy
- The question
- Does the Constitution require states to license and recognize marriages between people of the same sex?
- What the Court held
- Yes. The right to marry is fundamental under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.
- The vote
- 5–4
- Read the opinion
- 576 U.S. 644 (2015), full text
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