<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/06/26/supreme-court-affirms-constitutionality-of-gay-marriage">http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/06/26/supreme-court-affirms-constitutionality-of-gay-marriage</a><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><h1 class="h-biggest" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 35px; font-weight: bold; display: block; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 1.2; ">Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Gay Marriage</h1></span><div><br></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; ">The Supreme Court in a landmark decision on Friday ruled gay and lesbian couples have a constitutionally protected right to marry and that states must recognize those marriages, handing advocates a sweeping and historic victory that cements the legality of same-sex marriage nationwide.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; ">Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia permitted same-sex marriage ahead of Friday's 5-4 ruling in <a class="" href="http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/04/27/with-same-sex-marriage-at-the-supreme-court-an-eye-on-the-next-lgbt-rights-battle" title="Link: //www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/04/27/with-same-sex-marriage-at-the-supreme-court-an-eye-on-the-next-lgbt-rights-battle" style="color: rgb(0, 94, 166); text-decoration: none; ">Obergefell v. Hodges</a>, a case in which the justices considered questions related to gay marriage restrictions in four states. Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the majority's opinion and was joined by the court's liberal wing. The court's conservative justices each filed a dissent.</p></span></div></body></html>