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~~April 27, 2015~~

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will begin to hear oral arguments as they prepare to decide whether the U.S. Constitution allows for states to discriminate against same-sex couples by denying them the right to marry or refusing to recognize their marriages performed in jurisdictions where they are legal.

While the historic Supreme Court cases in 2013 (United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry) struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and brought marriage equality back to California, the current case before SCOTUS has the potential to allow for nationwide marriage equality. While over 80 marriage equality cases have worked their way through the judicial system across the country, now, finally, this decision by the highest court in the land could allow same-sex couples to enjoy the same marriage protections and basic rights as their different-sex counterparts.

Marriage equality will ensure that same-sex couples will be recognized on the state level for tax purposes, healthcare decision making, and inheritance determinations. On the federal level these couples will also gain access to critical lifeline benefits like Social Security and Veterans spousal benefits — programs that have remained out of reach for couples living in states that do not recognize their marriage.

“As it appears in …. full read/full credit”

http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/whats-at-stake-at-the-supreme-court1

~~GALLERY~~

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TOMORROW …. APRIL 28, 2015

TOMORROW

oral arguments will begin in the landmark marriage equality case Obergefell v. Hodges — the Supreme Court case that could bring marriage equality to all 50 states.

Take action: say #LoveCantWait for nationwide marriage equality at hrc.org/lovecantwait

Stay posted: Stay up to date on all breaking news around marriage equality at hrc.org/SCOTUS

~Marriage Equality Makes Its Way to the Supreme Court Again~

~Published on Jan 20, 2015~

Obergefell v. Hodges

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We ALL are ONE!!

~~February 13, 2015~~

In an interview with Bloomberg News, Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took a bold stand for progress and equality, stating that the country is ready for marriage equality.

She stated that Americans “would not take a large adjustment” if marriage equality became the law of the land.

Ginsburg stressed the importance of coming out and being your true and authentic self. “The change in people’s attitudes on that issue has been enormous,” Ginsburg said in the interview. “In recent years, people have said, ‘This is the way I am.’ And others looked around, and we discovered it’s our next-door neighbor — we’re very fond of them. Or it’s our child’s best friend, or even our child. I think that as more and more people came out and said that ‘this is who I am,’ the rest of us recognized that they are one of us.”

“As it appears in …. full read”

http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/ruth-bader-ginsberg-speaks-out-on-marriage-equality

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