The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Friday 26th June 2015, that same-sex couples have the right to marry.

The Court ruled 5-to-4, with Justices John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissenting. All four dissenting Justices wrote their own separate dissents.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, thought to be the swing vote on the ruling, authored the majority's opinion.

"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. ... [The challengers] ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right," the opinion said.

"The limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples may long have seemed natural and just, but its inconsistency with the central meaning of the fundamental right to marry is now manifest," the majority added.

Source: CNBC http://www.cnbc.com/id/102777294

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