In the 2015 Decision in Obergefell V

question 18

Multiple Choice

In the 2015 decision in Obergefell v.Hodges,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that

• A) states have the right to restrict marriage to one man and one woman.
• B) the Court has no role in the same-sex marriage debate.
• C) no state could deny a same-sex couple the right to marry.
• D) while same-sex marriage is legal under the Constitution, federal benefits would not extend to same-sex couples.

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