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make June 26th a national holiday, recognizing LGBT equality, in honor of the 3 Supreme Court cases released on this day

Created by C.C. on June 26, 2015

On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Texas statute making it a crime for same sex couples to engage in sexual acts was an unconstitutional violation of the Due Process Clause.

On June 26, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the section of the Defense of Marriage Act that defined, for the purposes of federal law, "marriage" to be between a man and a woman was an unconstitutional violation of the Fifth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States held that marriage is a right under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

These cases are indicative of our country's love and support for it's people regardless of their orientation. Celebrate love. Celebrate June 26th.

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