This world is turning into something else.. The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in a 5-4 decision that gay marriage is the law of the land.
The landmark ruling, delivered just in time for Pride weekend festivities in San Francisco and New York City, says that the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees gays and lesbians must have the same right to marry as heterosexuals.
The justices also ruled in the issue that has bitterly divided the nation that states without gay-marriage laws on the books must recognize gay marriages performed in other states.
The decision came on what will be remembered as a seminal date in gay rights history. June 26 was also the calendar date that saw the high court rule on Lawrence v. Texas in 2003 and United States v. Windsor two years ago. More photos below...
US Constitution 'had nothing to do with it,' the Chief Justice writes in a scathing dissent against the 5-4 decision. 'No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family,' says the majority.
Conservative justice Antonin Scalia wrote that gay marriage ruling is 'a threat to Democracy'
The decision quickly became a political hot potato with ramifications for the 2016 presidential elections and beyond. All three majority decisions were written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, a liberal lion and frequent swing voter.
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SUPREME LAW: Five justices on America's highest courts – but not the Chief Justice (John Roberts, center front row) – have decided the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages
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