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Today in History: Supreme Court guarantees same-sex marriage rights nationwide

6/26/2026

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On June 26 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses guarantee same-sex couples the fundamental right to marry. The ruling obligates every state, D.C., and U.S. territories to license and recognize such marriages.

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On June 26 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses guarantee same-sex couples the fundamental right to marry. The ruling obligates every state, D.C., and U.S. territories to license and recognize such marriages.