U.S. Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

Law

U.S. Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

瓜神app | By Will Michaels,

Published June 26, 2015 at 12:17 PM EDT

Chad Biggs (left), 35, and Chris Creech, 46, were the first gay couple to be wed in Wake County.

In a 5-4 ruling today, the U.S. Supreme Court said all 50 . The decision also means those couples can now get married anywhere and have their marriages recognized in all states.

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the decision for the majority. Each dissenting justice also wrote his own opinion.

Host Frank Stasio talks with 瓜神app capitol bureau chief Jeff Tiberii about this morning's ruling.

More Stories

瓜神app

United Methodist delegates repeal their church's ban on its clergy celebrating same-sex marriages

Associated Press

United Methodist delegates have repealed their church's longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy. The action marked the final major repeal of a half-century's collection of LGBTQ bans and disapprovals that were embedded in the laws and social teachings of the United Methodist Church.
瓜神app

Judges limit North Carolina child support law requirement in IVF case involving same-sex couple

Associated Press

North Carolina's intermediate-level appeals court has reversed a local judge's decision that ordered a woman to pay child support to her ex-partner who gave birth through in vitro fertilization.
Education

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor

Associated Press

In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation鈥檚 oldest private and public colleges, respectively.
Politics

NC Democrats celebrate U.S. Supreme court ruling, but redistricting process won't change

Colin Campbell

North Carolina Democrats praised Tuesday鈥檚 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on redistricting, but the decision likely won鈥檛 have a major effect on the maps drawn for next year鈥檚 election.
Politics

Supreme Court upholds North Carolina ruling that congressional districts violated state law

Associated Press

The justices on Tuesday rejected the broadest view of a legal theory that could have transformed elections for Congress and president by leaving state legislatures virtually unchecked by their state courts when dealing with federal elections.