Obergefell v. Hodges

Opinions Opinion (Kennedy) Dissent (Roberts) Dissent (Scalia) Dissent (Thomas) Dissent (Alito) Hear Opinion Announcement - June 26, 2015 NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to press. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ Nos. 14 556, 14-562, 14-571 and 14 574 _________________ JAMES OBERGEFELL, et al., PETITIONERS 14 556 v. RICHARD HODGES, DIRECTOR, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, et al.; VALERIA TANCO, et al., PETITIONERS 14 562 v. BILL HASLAM, GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE, et al.; APRIL DeBOER, et al., PETITIONERS 14 571 v. RICK SNYDER, GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, et al.; AND GREGORY BOURKE, et al., PETITIONERS 14 574 v. STEVE BESHEAR, GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY on writs of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the sixth circuit [June 26, 2015] Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity. The petitioners in these cases seek to find that liberty by marrying someone of the same sex and having their marriages deemed lawful on the same terms and conditions as …