What is the opinion of the court in Obergefell v. Hodges, and who wrote it? Also, what is the dissenting opinion and who wrote it?

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16 February, 10:45

What is the opinion of the court in Obergefell v. Hodges, and who wrote it? Also, what is the dissenting opinion and who wrote it?

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Obergefell v. Hodges was decided in 2015. It is a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held in a 5-4 decision that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.