Supreme Court to hear landmark same-sex marriage case Tuesday
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments concerning whether the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, setting up what is expected to be a definitive ruling on the matter this summer.
The justices will consider two questions in the case: Whether states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and whether states must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Known formally as Obergefell v. Hodges, the case involves four state-level bans on same-sex marriage — one each in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Tennessee — the justices consolidated into one comprehensive case.
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