The Beautiful Closing Paragraph of Justice Kennedy’s Gay Marriage Ruling

[DonViejo]

By Jordan Weissmann

Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored today’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the United States, is sometimes made fun of for his notoriously purple prose. But today he managed to close his opinion with one of the most beautiful passages you’ll likely read in a court case. I teared up. So did a few other Slate staffers.



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[ismnotwasm]

1. Wow, that is lovely--and the last line fits so well

"The judgement of the Court of appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed"

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. I don't know if I missed the general celebration/congratullations thread, but

What a tremendous day for gay rights - for HUMAN rights.

I just hope this case will be used in precedent to win further equal rights, such as the right to not be fired for being gay, from sea to shining sea.

Congrats everyone.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. you said it - FOR ALL HUMAN RIGHTS.

Because under the law, we are all equal.

[RKP5637]

4. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[Fred Sanders]

5. Reading the majority versus the minority decisions is like reading pro-Good versus pro-Evil arguments.