Question: A policy in the United States denied couples in same-sex relationships the same rights and privileges afforded different-sex couples was deemed unconstitutional in a landmark civil rights case in which the majority opinion wrote: "The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity.", Who was it that wrote this?
Sentence (from "Same-sex marriage in Indiana"): By legislation passed in 1997, it denied recognition to same-sex relationships established in other jurisdictions.
Relevant evidence: No