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.

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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