Obergefell v. Hodges
The Court held that states must license marriages between two people of the same sex and recognize such marriages lawfully performed elsewhere.
- Decision date
- June 26, 2015
- Docket
- 14-556
- Subject
- Marriage and equal protection
| Current justice | Role at the time | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| John G. Roberts, Jr. | Chief Justice | Wrote a dissent. |
| Clarence Thomas | Associate Justice | Wrote a dissent and joined the Roberts, Scalia, and Alito dissents. |
| Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | Associate Justice | Wrote a dissent. |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Associate Justice | Joined Kennedy’s Court opinion. |
| Elena Kagan | Associate Justice | Joined Kennedy’s Court opinion. |
Evidence locator: Syllabus participation paragraph and opinions; PDF participation page 5. The Reporter’s syllabus is a guide, not the Court’s opinion.
Sources you can check
- Obergefell v. Hodges · Supreme Court of the United States
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