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Civics 101

Civics 101

Obergefell v Hodges, 2015

Civics 101 · Aug 26, 2025 · 35:43

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This is the decision that said the fundamental right to marry is protected under the 14th Amendment. How did it come about? What was the status of marriage before June of 2015? And why is the government so involved in the marriage business anyways?
This episode features the voices of Melissa Wasser from the Project on Government Oversight and Jim Obergefell, the named party in Obergefell v Hodges.




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