How homosexual marriage crept into the USA - by one vote
English: The Supreme Court of the United States. Washington, D.C. Français : La Cour suprême des États-Unis. Washington D.C., États-Unis. Norsk (bokmål)‬: Høyesterett i USA. Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) A Texas lawsuit supported by the Texas administration including Governor Gregg Abbott, argues that despite the Supreme Court ruling of 2015, no city or state is required to provide same-gender partner benefits even though they must allow for same-gender marriages. Commonsense. The state Supreme Court heard arguments in this case on Wednesday, March 1, but this has got people asking what actually was the Supreme Court ruling of 2015, what did it say, and can states deny same-gender partnership benefits? Obergefell v. Hodges: Where the historic case began Following the 2013 Supreme Court decision that overturned part of the federal ban on same-gender marriage recognition known as DOMA , Ohio resident James Obergefell and his terminally ill partner Jo