{"id":2867,"date":"2015-06-26T13:31:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scoresbyfamilylaw.com\/blog\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2015-06-27T18:55:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T01:55:15","slug":"gay-marriage-now-legal-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scoresbyfamilylaw.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/26\/gay-marriage-now-legal-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Marriage Now Legal Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today legalized gay marriage in all 50 states. \u00a0Gay marriage had previously been legal in 37 states.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to holding that it is unconstitutional to deny gays and lesbians the right to marry, today&#8217;s decision means that all states&#8212;including the most recent holdouts&#8212;must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, and Chief Justice Roberts and\u00a0Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito all penned separate, blistering dissents.<\/p>\n<p>To view the complete opinion, click here: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/06\/26\/politics\/scotus-opinion-document-obergefell-hodges\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/06\/26\/politics\/scotus-opinion-document-obergefell-hodges\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2015 by Scoresby Family Law \u2013 J. 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