This dynamic also applies to same-sex marriage. The challenged laws burden the liberty of same-sex couples, and they abridge central precepts of equality. The marriage laws at issue are in essence unequal: Same-sex couples are denied benefits afforded opposite-sex couples and are barred from exercising a fundamental right. -excerpt from Supreme Court syllabus Obergefell v. Hodges
According to the excerpt the ruling on Obergefell v. Hodges did what? Select all that apply. (2 answers)
a. extended and continued the protections of the Equal Protection Clause to same-sex couples****
b. applied the Fourteenth Amendment to race
c. rendered the Elastic clause exempt from the debate
d. applied the Due Process Clause to situations of discrimination based on sexual orientation
e. continued the protections of Title IX****
how does the excerpt apply to title IX?
The majority opinion applied this logic...<<4) The right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of the person, and under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment couples of the same-sex may not be deprived of that right and that liberty. Same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry. Baker v. Nelson is overruled. The State laws challenged by the petitioners in these cases are held invalid to the extent they exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex couples. Pp. 22–23.>>
The correct answers are:
a. extended and continued the protections of the Equal Protection Clause to same-sex couples
d. applied the Due Process Clause to situations of discrimination based on sexual orientation
To determine the correct answers, we need to analyze the excerpt from the Supreme Court syllabus of Obergefell v. Hodges. The excerpt states that the challenged laws burden the liberty of same-sex couples and abridge central precepts of equality. It also highlights that same-sex couples are denied benefits afforded to opposite-sex couples and are barred from exercising a fundamental right.
From this information, we can infer that the ruling extended and continued the protections of the Equal Protection Clause to same-sex couples. The Equal Protection Clause, which is a part of the Fourteenth Amendment, guarantees that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. By recognizing that same-sex couples should have the same rights and benefits as opposite-sex couples, the ruling furthered the principles of equality.
Moreover, the excerpt mentions that the marriage laws at issue are unequal and that the denial of benefits to same-sex couples is a form of discrimination. The Due Process Clause, also present in the Fourteenth Amendment, protects individuals from arbitrary government action. By applying the Due Process Clause to situations of discrimination based on sexual orientation, the ruling ensured that same-sex couples were not unfairly deprived of their rights.
Therefore, options a. (extended and continued the protections of the Equal Protection Clause to same-sex couples) and d. (applied the Due Process Clause to situations of discrimination based on sexual orientation) are the correct answers. Options b. (applied the Fourteenth Amendment to race), c. (rendered the Elastic clause exempt from the debate), and e. (continued the protections of Title IX) are incorrect as they are not supported by the information provided.