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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by jasonlotito on Friday June 26, 2015 @01:50PM (#9786484)
> Looks to me like the only difference is the name.

That's literally what it is. People could get married in all 50 states before this ruling. At issue was whether it was officially recognized or not, which has been fixed.

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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by metasean on Friday June 26, 2015 @02:42PM (#9786831)
> At issue was whether it was officially recognized or not, which has been fixed.

They can now be legally recognized. It is still up to churches whether to religiously recognize them.

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