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On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex marriage is protected under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Consequently, same-sex marriage bans were struck down as unconstitutional, and same-sex marriages performed out-of-state must be recognized in other states.[2] Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the opinion and Justices Ruth Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito each authored a dissent.
Although the Democratic presidential candidates generally supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, the Republicans were divided by the issue. In response to Obergefell, some Republican candidates called for an amendment to the Constitution to redefine marriage, retention elections for Supreme Court justices, and greater protection of religious liberty for those who oppose same-sex marriage on religious grounds.
See below what Donald Trump and the Republican Party Platform said about Obergefell v. Hodges and marriage equality.
Trump on Obergefell v. Hodges and marriage equality
- In a June 28, 2015, interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Donald Trump was asked by anchor Jake Tapper how Trump's three marriages fit into the definition of "traditional marriage." Trump responded that someone asking the question has "a very good point" and suggested he was at fault for his divorces. Tapper said he wasn't asking for an explanation for Trump's divorces, but rather what he would say to a gay person on this question. Trump answered, "I don't say anything. I'm just for traditional marriage."[3]
- On June 26, 2015, following the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, Trump tweeted, "Once again the Bush appointed Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has let us down. Jeb pushed him hard! Remember!"[4]
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See also
- Obergefell v. Hodges
- Same-sex marriage in the federal courts
- State executive responses to Obergefell v. Hodges
- Local government responses to Obergefell v. Hodges
- State legislative responses to Obergefell v. Hodges
- Marriage and family on the ballot
Footnotes
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Donald Trump Enters 2016 Presidential Race," June 16, 2015
- ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556," June 26, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Donald Trump on CNN's State of the Union: 'I'm in it to win it...I will make our country great again'," June 28, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Donald Trump," June 26, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Republican Party, "The 2016 Republican Party Platform," accessed August 23, 2016
