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The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Obergefell v. Hodges
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Legal right protected by a sovereignty's constitution
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Culturally recognised union between people
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1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights and civil and political liberties
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