Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States

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title: Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States
text: In response to court action in a number of states, the United States federal government and a number of state legislatures passed or attempted to pass legislation either prohibiting or allowing same-sex marriage or other types of same-sex unions. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges that a fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by the Fourteenth Amendment, and that states must allow same-sex marriage.
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date created: 2006-11-09T23:56:27Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T17:04:11Z
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