美國最高法院以5票贊成、4票反對,推翻婚姻為一男一女結合的定義,這意味同性婚姻者與異性婚姻者擁有同等的福利與權益。本次審訊源於紐約83歲老婦溫沙(Edith Windsor),繼承已故同性伴侶斯派爾(Thea Speyer)的遺產,須預先繳付逾36.3萬美元(約台幣1089萬元)的高額稅款;若溫沙的配偶是男性,則不用繳交相關稅項,溫沙便直接提出告訴,希望法庭重申定義稱作「多瑪」(DOMA)的《婚姻保護法》(Defence of Marriage Act),美國最高法院經裁定,1996年起實行的《婚姻保護法》違憲。法庭同時也拒絕向加州頒佈「同性婚姻禁令」。
目前全美有12個州份和哥倫比亞地區承認同性婚姻,逾30個州份仍禁止同性婚姻。
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