![]() The constitutional issues were deeply entwined with issues of minority rights, equal protection, legal history, family dynamics and evolving social norms. People lined up Friday for a seat inside the Supreme Court ahead of a major ruling on gay marriage. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ![]() When the case was argued before the high court in April, the justices wrestled with two central questions: whether states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and whether they must recognize such marriages performed in other states. Obergefell and his partner flew to Baltimore for a brief marriage ceremony and sought to have the union recognized in Ohio. At the same time, the court declined to rule on California’s Proposition 8, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. On June 26 that year, the high court struck down key parts of DOMA in a ruling called Windsor that Kennedy authored.
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