Perspective
Jul. 2, 2015
A fundamental right to marry for all
Until last week, almost every court chose to use equal protection to explain why it violated equality principles to prevent same-sex couples marrying. By Barbara J. Cox
Justice Anthony Kennedy ended his decision in Obergefell v. Hodges by saying: Same-sex couples "ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution
grants them that right." With these words, marriage equality became constitutionally
protected across the United States. As we celebrate the 46th anniversary since the
Stonewall riots against police harassment in June 1969...
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