JUST IN: U.S. Supreme Court Says Federal Constitution Gives Right To Same-Sex Marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides a right to same-sex marriage. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the 5-4 ruling.

He wrote, “The right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of the person, and under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment couples of the same-sex may not be deprived of that right and that liberty.

The Court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry.”

The court also said states must recognize marriages legally performed in other states.

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--Bay City News

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