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Cite as:  582 U. S. ____ (2017) 

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Per Curiam 

icates more than a mere marker of biological relationships:
The State uses those certificates to give married parents a
form of legal recognition that is not available to unmarried 
parents.  Having  made  that  choice,  Arkansas  may  not,
consistent with Obergefell, deny married same-sex couples 
that recognition. 

The  petition  for  a  writ  of  certiorari  and  the  pending
motions for leave to file briefs as amici curiae are granted. 
The judgment of the Arkansas Supreme Court is reversed, 
and  the  case  is  remanded  for  further  proceedings  not
inconsistent with this opinion. 

It is so ordered.