Supreme Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Legal In All 50 States
States cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that for months has been the focus of speculation. The decision was 5-4
Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen as a pivotal swing vote in the case, wrote the majority opinion. All four justices who voted against the ruling wrote their own dissenting opinions: Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
Speaking at the White House, President Obama praised the Supreme Court's ruling, saying it arrived "like a thunderbolt"* after a series of back-and-forth battles over same-sex marriage.
Before Friday's ruling, gay marriage had already been made legal in 37 states and the District of Columbia — by either legislative or voter action or by federal courts that overturned state' bans.
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*Luke 10:18 'And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven'
States cannot keep same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their unions, the Supreme Court says in a ruling that for months has been the focus of speculation. The decision was 5-4
Justice Anthony Kennedy, seen as a pivotal swing vote in the case, wrote the majority opinion. All four justices who voted against the ruling wrote their own dissenting opinions: Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
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| Friday June 26, 2015 the deed was done |
Before Friday's ruling, gay marriage had already been made legal in 37 states and the District of Columbia — by either legislative or voter action or by federal courts that overturned state' bans.
| 'White' House Friday Night June 26, 2015 'And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind...' Romans 1:28 |
*Luke 10:18 'And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven'




