Conyers Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality

Washington – Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court announced that same-sex marriage is legal in a 5-4 decision in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges:

Dean of the U.S. House
of Representatives
John Conyers, Jr.

“In this landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has yet again confirmed that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees the right to equal protections of the laws.  I applaud this decision recognizing marriage equality as a constitutional right.  It affirms the essential role of the Constitution in protecting the right to make our most intimate decisions and upholds our human dignity.”

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In March, Congressman Conyers signed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of marriage equality in theObergefell case. 

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