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  1. Feb 13, 2015 · The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, handing gay rights advocates their biggest victory yet. See photos from states that approved same-sex marriage before...

  2. Dec 7, 2012 · The Massachusetts decision led to a significant backlash at the federal and state levels. In the U.S. Congress, conservative lawmakers, with support from President George W. Bush, attempted to pass an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have banned same-sex marriage nationwide.

  3. Dec 9, 2022 · It would allow the federal government and states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages as long as they were legal in the states where they were performed.

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  4. Oct 5, 2023 · The right to same-sex marriage is currently protected through the 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges. At the time of the Obergefell case, 28 states had constitutions banning same-sex marriage, and four states had laws banning the practice. If the case were overturned, the issue would return to state regulation.

  5. Dec 15, 2022 · On Dec. 13, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, giving legal protections to same-sex married couples in all 50 states. Because of this new law, most legal experts say, even if...

  6. Dec 13, 2022 · WASHINGTON — President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on Tuesday, mandating federal recognition for same-sex marriages and capping his own personal evolution toward...

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  8. Many LGBT rights in the United States have been established by the United States Supreme Court, which invalidated state laws banning protected class recognition based upon homosexuality, struck down sodomy laws nationwide, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, and prohibited employment ...