Same-Sex Couples Have A Right To Marry & A Right To Have Marriage Recognized By Other States.

The United States Supreme Court held 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. Chief Justice Roberts, in his dissent joined by Justices Scalia and Thomas wrote: “But this court is not a legislature. Whether same-sex marriage is a good idea should be of no concern to us.” Justice Scalia, in his dissent joined by Justice Alito wrote: “Until the courts put a stop to it, public debate over same-sex marriage displayed American democracy at its best.” Justice Thomas, in his dissent joined by Justice Scalia wrote: “The Court’s decision today is at odds not only with the Constitution, but with the principles upon which our Nation was built.” Justice Alito, in his dissent joined by Justices Scalia and Thomas wrote: “For millennia, marriage was inextricably linked to the one thing that only an opposite-sex couple can do: procreate.” (Obergefell v. Hodges (U.S. Sup. Ct.; June 26, 2015) ___U.S.___ [135 S.Ct. 2584, 192 L.Ed.2d 609].) #Mellorlawfirm #lawyer