The U.S. Supreme Court announced last Friday that it will assess the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in four states: Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
If a ruling takes place, it is expected in June, prompting a similar excitement in our community as that of June 2013, when the court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. A ruling in favor of equality would impact not only the same-sex couples in those four states but also all the same-sex couples (and their children) who live in the 14 states and Puerto Rico where marriage discrimination is currently enforced, as well as same-sex couples and their families who live in the 19 states where courts struck down same-sex marriage bans under the U.S. constitution last year.
After the announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear marriage equality cases in the coming term, Center for American Progress Executive Vice President for External Affairs, Winnie Stachelberg, issued the following statement:
“The Supreme Court’s decision to again take up the issue of marriage equality is welcome news to the thousands of loving and committed same-sex couples who seek a resolution to the cruel legal limbo that currently denies them the dignity and respect that all families deserve. We are confident that when arguments are heard, the Supreme Court will affirm that the fundamental right to marry is the right of all Americans, regardless of the person they love or where they live.”
Last night President Barack Obama, in his sixth State of the Union address, praised the advance of marriage equality in America, stating that marriage for same-sex couples is "a story of freedom across our country, a civil right now legal in states that seven in ten Americans call home."
In response to the president’s comments, Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“Once again, President Obama showed his commitment to the civil rights movement that has led to the freedom to marry now in 37 states representing 70 percent of the American people. President Obama's leadership in helping bring the freedom to marry to all Americans will be a shining part of this president's legacy, and now it is time for the Supreme Court to put the country on the right side of history by ending marriage discrimination throughout the United States, leaving no family and no state behind.”
The U.S. Supreme Court announced last Friday that it will assess the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in four states: Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.
If a ruling takes place, it is expected in June, prompting a similar excitement in our community as that of June 2013, when the court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. A ruling in favor of equality would impact not only the same-sex couples in those four states but also all the same-sex couples (and their children) who live in the 14 states and Puerto Rico where marriage discrimination is currently enforced, as well as same-sex couples and their families who live in the 19 states where courts struck down same-sex marriage bans under the U.S. constitution last year.
After the announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear marriage equality cases in the coming term, Center for American Progress Executive Vice President for External Affairs, Winnie Stachelberg, issued the following statement:
“The Supreme Court’s decision to again take up the issue of marriage equality is welcome news to the thousands of loving and committed same-sex couples who seek a resolution to the cruel legal limbo that currently denies them the dignity and respect that all families deserve. We are confident that when arguments are heard, the Supreme Court will affirm that the fundamental right to marry is the right of all Americans, regardless of the person they love or where they live.”
Last night President Barack Obama, in his sixth State of the Union address, praised the advance of marriage equality in America, stating that marriage for same-sex couples is "a story of freedom across our country, a civil right now legal in states that seven in ten Americans call home."
In response to the president’s comments, Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“Once again, President Obama showed his commitment to the civil rights movement that has led to the freedom to marry now in 37 states representing 70 percent of the American people. President Obama's leadership in helping bring the freedom to marry to all Americans will be a shining part of this president's legacy, and now it is time for the Supreme Court to put the country on the right side of history by ending marriage discrimination throughout the United States, leaving no family and no state behind.”
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