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United States: Supreme Court rules states must allow same-sex marriage

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Source: Supreme Court rules states must allow same-sex marriage – CNNPolitics.com

In a landmark opinion, a divided Supreme Court ruled Friday that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights advocates a victory that until very recently would have seemed unthinkable.