The country’s legal battle on gay marriage could be on its last chapter, as the Supreme Court last week said it would make the final decision whether the U.S. constitution offers same sex couples marry.
The SC accepted challenges to gay marriage bans in several states ---- Ohio, Tennesse, Michigan, and Kentucky --- upheld by the federal court of appeals last year.
The SC brought up the issue in the court’s middle term after shooting down pleas by states to bring back marriage restrictions the court of appeals found unconstitutional. The 6th Circuit ruling, the first to restrict heterosexual marriage, led to a split in court circuits in October, forcing the Supreme Court to be involved.
The court made an agreement to hear questions on gay marriage laws and other extended arguments.
A court ruling that recognizes that constitutional right to gay marriage would it legal in the country. The SC will be hearing arguments this April before making a ruling this July.
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