Same Sex Marriage Ban Language May Remain in Ohio Constitution, Even Though Supreme Court Ruling Makes it Unenforceable
In Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556 (U.S. Jun 26, 2015), the United States Supreme Court held in a 5-4 decision that the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause prohibits states from denying marriage licenses to same sex couples. Obergefell also requires states to recognize the same-sex marriages of other states. Thus, Ohio Constitution Article XV Section 11, stating that […]