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U.S. Supreme Court Finds Same Sex Marriage Is Protected by the 14th Amendment

Posted by: Danielle Capilla    Jul 9, 2015 11:00:00 AM

RingsThe Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v Hodges, that the 14th 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. The decision was reached 5-4. Justice Kennedy delivered the majority opinion and was joined by Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan.

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Topics: Section 125, same sex marriage, group health insurance, Group health plans, U.S. Supreme Court, Danielle Capilla, change in status event, definition of spouse, Obergefell v Hodges