Obergefell v. Hodges
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Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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civil rights case → landmark case → same-sex marriage case → |
| areaOfLaw |
LGBT rights
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constitutional law → family law → |
| arguedDate | 2015-04-28 → |
| citation |
135 S. Ct. 2584
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192 L. Ed. 2d 609 → 576 U.S. 644 → |
| consolidatedWith |
Bourke v. Beshear
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DeBoer v. Snyder → Tanco v. Haslam → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States → |
| decidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States → |
| decisionDate | 2015-06-26 → |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas → John G. Roberts Jr. → Samuel A. Alito Jr. →
surface form: "Samuel Alito"
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| docketNumber | 14-556 → |
| effect | legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the United States → |
| fullName |
Obergefell v. Hodges
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surface form: "Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Health, et al."
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| holding |
same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment
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states must license marriages between two people of the same sex → states must recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed out of state → |
| impact |
required all U.S. states and territories to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
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required all U.S. states and territories to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions → |
| joinedMajority |
Elena Kagan
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg → Sonia Sotomayor → Stephen G. Breyer →
surface form: "Stephen Breyer"
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| legalIssue |
Due Process Clause
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Equal Protection Clause → Fourteenth Amendment → same-sex marriage → |
| lowerCourtDecision | upheld state bans on same-sex marriage → |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
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surface form: "Anthony Kennedy"
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| originatedFrom | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit → |
| overturnedPrecedent | Baker v. Nelson → |
| petitioner | James Obergefell → |
| relatedConstitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form: "U.S. Constitution Fourteenth Amendment"
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| respondent | Richard Hodges → |
| respondentPosition | Director of the Ohio Department of Health → |
| reversed | Sixth Circuit decision upholding same-sex marriage bans → |
| term | October Term 2014 → |
| voteDissent | 4 → |
| voteMajority | 5 → |
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this entity surface form: "Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Health, et al."
subject surface form: "Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution"
this entity surface form: "Obergefell v. Hodges decided in his favor"
this entity surface form: "U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges"