U.S Supreme court rules Same- Sex marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision that gay marriage is the law of the land.

The landmark ruling, delivered just in time for Pride weekend festivities in San Francisco and New York City, says that the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees gays and lesbians must have the same right to marry as heterosexuals.

The justices also ruled in the issue that has bitterly divided the nation that states without gay-marriage laws on the books must recognize gay marriages performed in other states.

The decision came on what will be remembered as a seminal date in gay rights history. June 26 was also the calendar date that saw the high court rule on Lawrence v. Texas in 2003 and United States v. Windsor two years ago.

All three majority decisions were written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, a liberal lion and frequent swing voter.