Obergefell v. Hodges - Wikipedia Obergefell v Hodges, 576 U S 644 (2015) ( ˈoʊbərɡəfɛl OH-bər-gə-fel), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court which ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Obergefell v. Hodges | Oyez Groups of same-sex couples sued their relevant state agencies in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee to challenge the constitutionality of those states' bans on same-sex marriage or refusal to recognize legal same-sex marriages that occurred in jurisdictions that provided for such marriages
Obergefell v. Hodges | Constitution Center Jim Obergefell and others sued for recognition of their same-sex marriages, which were legal in the states where they were married but illegal in other states The denial of marriage impedes many legal rights and privileges, such as adoptions, parental rights, and property transfer
Obergefell v. Hodges | Summary, History, Ruling, Facts | Britannica Hodges, legal case in which the U S Supreme Court ruled (5–4) on June 26, 2015, that state bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same-sex marriages duly performed in other jurisdictions are unconstitutional under due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment
OBERGEFELL v. HODGES - LII Legal Information Institute Two years ago, Obergefell and Arthur decided to commit to one another, resolving to marry before Arthur died To fulfill their mutual promise, they traveled from Ohio to Maryland, where same-sex marriage was legal
Obergefell v. Hodges - SCOTUSblog Holding: The Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state Judgment: Reversed, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Kennedy on June 26, 2015
Obergefell v. Hodges - Landmark Cases of the US Supreme Court Starting in the 1970s, a handful of states defined marriage as between one man and one woman In the late 20th century, LGBTQ rights advocates began to challenge these laws and push for marriage equality Outside the Supreme Court, the crowd celebrates the Court's decision on the morning of June 26, 2015
Obergefell v. Hodges, Supreme Court case, marriage equality, same-sex . . . These cases were consolidated into one case when it reached the Supreme Court: Obergefell v Hodges The couples argued that these states had violated the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by refusing to allow them to marry and receive the legal benefits of the institution