Hodges on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same-sex marriage in a decision that applies nationwide, with the exception of American Samoa and sovereign tribal nations.

On June 26, 2015, the landmark US Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges effectively ended restrictions on same-sex marriage in the United States. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, male …

In June of 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled all state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry nationwide. This timeline highlights the changes in state …

Apr 1, 2020 · However, while same-sex marriage is now possible, these 50 states still have a wide variety of laws on their own books about how marriages can be performed, the age in which …

Nov 24, 2017 · Before the 2015 Obergefell decision, same-sex marriage laws varied dramatically across US states. Massachusetts became the first state to legalize it in 2004, while 13 states maintained …

Feb 4, 2025 · This article looks back at state same-sex marriage laws from different state legislatures prior to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized it nationwide. It also discusses several other …

Oct 25, 2025 · Gay marriage became legal nationwide on June 26, 2015, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Fourteenth Amendment requires all states to grant same …

Mar 31, 2015 · The Supreme Court in June said that same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry, effectively requiring that the 13 states that prohibit such unions reverse those bans.

Mar 25, 2013 · Thirty-seven states had legalized same-sex marriage prior to the Supreme Court ruling.

Decided on June 26, 2015, Obergefell overturned Baker and requires states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and to recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in other jurisdictions. …