Three judges on the six-justice court signed the majority opinion, saying that gay marriage was a "question to be addressed by the Legislature." One justice concurred without signing the majority opinion and the remaining two dissented. In its 4-2 ruling, the court wrote that it was reasonable for the state legislature to prohibit same-sex marriage on the grounds of stability in child rearing and rejected comparisons to miscegenation laws. The only U.S. state that allows same-sex marriage is Massachusetts. A civil union between same-sex couples is recognised by Vermont and Connecticut. By either statutes or state amendments, 45 other U.S. states have made same-sex marriages unlawful.
Three judges on the six-justice court signed the majority opinion, saying that was a "question to be addressed by the Legislature." One justice concurred without signing the majority opinion and the remaining two dissented. In its 4–2 ruling, the court wrote that it was reasonable for the state legislature to prohibit same-sex marriage on the grounds of stability in child rearing and rejected comparisons to laws. The only U.S. state that allows same-sex marriage is Massachusetts. A between same-sex couples is recognised by Vermont and Connecticut. By either statutes or state amendments, 45 other U.S. states have made same-sex marriages unlawful.
D
gay marriage
R
4-2
4–2
D
miscegenation
D
civil union