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WASHINGTON 鈥揟he Supreme Court today issued a sweeping and historic decision that affords gay and lesbian couples the same legal right to marry as different-sex couples. The ruling invalidates discriminatory laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and as a practical matter, requires all 50 states to allow same-sex couples to marry.

鈥淭he Supreme Court today welcomed same-sex couples fully into the American family. Gay and lesbian couples and our families may be at peace knowing that our simple request to be treated like everyone else 鈥� that is, to be able to participate in the dignity of marriage 鈥� has finally been granted,鈥� said James Esseks, director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and HIV Project. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 historic victory comes on the backs of same-sex couples and advocates who have worked for decades to dismantle harmful stereotypes and unjust laws in the quest for equal treatment.鈥�

The court鈥檚 5-4 opinion holds that state marriage bans violate the due process and equal protection provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Recognizing that 鈥渕arriage embodies a love that may endure even past death,鈥� the court held that the Constitution grants to same-sex couples the right to 鈥渆qual dignity in the eyes of the law.鈥�

鈥淭oday's decision has been 50 years in the making and will stand with Brown vs. Board of Education as one of the landmark civil rights moments of our time,鈥� said Anthony D. Romero, 老澳门开奖结果 executive director. 鈥淣ow we take the battle for full legal equality to the states, where 31 states have yet to pass any statewide LGBT non-discrimination laws. The wind is at our backs, and we are now on the cusp of achieving full legal equality for LGBT Americans across the country.鈥�

The case is captioned Obergefell v. Hodges and is made up of cases from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. The 老澳门开奖结果 represented plaintiffs in Kentucky cases Bourke v. Beshear and Love v. Beshear and in Ohio case Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges with private firms.

鈥淲e鈥檙e very excited for our clients, and for other families all over the country, who no longer have to have their relationships relegated to second-tier status,鈥� said Dan Canon, attorney at Clay, Daniel, Walton and Adams representing Kentucky plaintiffs. 鈥淭his is the right decision 鈥� one that puts the U.S. on the right side of both history and humanity.鈥�

More than 50 courts ruled in favor of marriage equality following the Supreme Court鈥檚 watershed 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor that struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. In January 2015, the high court granted review of an aberrant Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld marriage bans in the four states 鈥� the first appeals court to do so after Windsor.

鈥淲e started this case with a dying married man 鈥� John Arthur 鈥� and a death certificate. Without recognition of his marriage, this last document recording his life on earth would be forever wrong. Now the Supreme Court has ruled that Ohio must recognize his marriage and Jim Obergefell will be properly recorded as his surviving spouse,鈥� said Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch representing Ohio plaintiffs. 鈥淭his ruling will protect LGBT families from cradle to grave in medical and all other respects. May John Arthur rest in peace. We are thrilled and honored to help make this ruling a reality.鈥�