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: The Fourteenth Amendment requires a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and to recognize a marriage
between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-State. Pp. 3–28.
(a) Before turning to the governing principles and precedents, it is
appropriate to note the history of the subject now before the Court.
Pp. 3–10.
(1) The history of marriage as a union between two persons of
the opposite sex marks the beginning of these cases. To the respondents, it would demean a timeless institution if marriage were extended to same-sex couples. But the petitioners, far from seeking to devalue marriage, seek it for themselves because of their respect—and
need—for its privileges and responsibilities,
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