WASHINGTON – Same-sex couples won the right to marry nationwide Friday as a divided Supreme Court handed a crowning victory to the gay-rights movement, setting off a jubilant cascade of long-delayed weddings in states where they had ben forbidden.
“No longer may this liberty be denied,” Justice Anthony Kennedy said.
The vote was narrow – 5-4 – but Kennedy’s majority opinion was clear and firm: “The court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry.” [1]
References:
The Arizona Daily Star, June 27, 2015, Mark Sherman – Same-sex marriage a right, high court rules (PDF)
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