Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage in US

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : The ruling required all 50 states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognize valid same-sex marriages performed in other states.
46% : What is Obergefell v. Hodges? The backstory: In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
44% : Davis' attorneys invoked the words of Justice Clarence Thomas, who has called for erasing the same-sex marriage ruling.
40% : The case consolidated multiple lawsuits challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, with James Obergefell, an Ohio resident, as the lead plaintiff.
32% : .In 2015, the high court ruled in a case that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, legalizing same-sex marriage in the U.S. The Supreme Court rejected a call to overturn its decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country.
23% : The 5-4 decision found that state bans on same-sex marriage violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses.

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