The way to the Supreme Court has been set apart by numerous
rephrase and make this timeline of gay marriage into essay form. please ( The way to the Supreme Court has been set apart by numerous same-sexmarriage triumphs and few thrashings. Oct. 10, 1972: Supreme Court rejectsDough puncher v. Nelson, a Minnesota case recorded by a gay couple looking towed, "for need of a generous government address." Jan. 1, 1973:Maryland turns into the primary state to pass a statute banning same-sexmarriage. May 5, 1993: Hawaii Supreme Court decides that denying marriage tosame-sex couples violates the Equal protection clause of the stateConstitution. In 1996, President Clinton signs the defense of Marriage Act(DOMA), which would deny government advantages to wedded same-sex couples. Dec.3, 1996: A judge in Hawaii maintains the privilege of same-sex couples to wed. Dec.3, 1998: Hawaii voters support a sacred alteration banning same-sex marriage. September.22, 1999: California turns into the principal state to pass a local associationstatute. In 2000, civil unions for same-sex couples became legal in Vermont. In2003, Massachusetts Supreme Court authorizes same-sex marriage in Goodridge v.Department of Public Health. Nov. 2, 2004: Constitutional amendments denyingsame-sex marriage were passed in 11 states. On Sept. 6, 2005, Californialegislators pass a same-sex marriage bill however, it is vetoed by Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger. The same thing happens in 2007. On Nov. 7, 2006, Constitutionalamendments banning gay marriage are passed in seven more states. In, 2008,California Supreme Court strikes down a state law banning same-sex marriage,and gay couples begin marrying a month later. On, Oct. 10, 2008 ConnecticutSupreme Court sanctions same-sex marriage. Nov. 4, 2008, California voterssupport Recommendation 8, which bans gays and lesbians from wedding. April 3,2009: Iowa Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage. April 7, 2009, VermontLegislature overrides Gov. Jim Douglas's veto and favors same-sex marriage. May6, 2009, Maine Gov. John Baldacci signs law legalizing gay marriage. June 3,2009: New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signs law legalizing gay marriage. On, Nov.3, 2009, Maine voters overturn the state's gay marriage law at the ballot box. Dec.18, 2009: District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty signs law legalizing gaymarriage. July 8, 2010: U.S. DistrictCourt Judge Joseph Tauro in Massachusetts becomes the first to rule that a keysection of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. On, Aug. 4, 2010,California's Proposition 8 is declared unconstitutional in federal districtcourt. Feb. 23, 2011: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the Obamaadministration will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act. On, June 24,2011, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs law legalizing same-sex marriage,dramatically increasing the quantity of Americans living in gay marriagestates. Feb. 7, 2012: A federal appeals court upholds the ruling that declaredCalifornia's Proposition 8 unconstitutional. On, Feb. 13, 2012, Washington Gov.Christine Gregoire signs law sanctioning same-sex marriage. Rivals defer itsexecution until a November submission. On, Feb. 16, 2012, New Jerseyadministrators support same-sex marriage charge, later vetoed by Gov. ChrisChristie. On, March 1, 2012, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signs lawlegitimizing gay marriage, if voters come in November. May 9, 2012, PresidentObama turns into the primary sitting president to declare his backing forsame-sex marriage. May 31, 2012: A federal appeals court in New England upholdslower court rulings against the Defense of Marriage Act. June 6, 2012: Afederal district judge in New York becomes the fifth to rule against theDefense of Marriage Act. The case, Windsor v. United States, eventually willreach the Supreme Court. Oct. 18, 2012: A federal appeals court upholds the NewYork judge's ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act. Nov. 6, 2012, Votersapprove constitutional amendments permitting gay marriage in Maine, Marylandand Washington State. Nov. 29. 2012: A federal district judge in Nevada upholdsthe state's ban on gay marriage. Dec. 7, 2012, Supreme Court agrees to hear challengesto the Defense of Marriage Act and the ruling against California's Proposition8. March 26-27, 2013, Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Hollingsworth v.Perry, the challenge to the Proposition 8 ruling, and United States v. Windsor,the challenge to DOMA. May 2, 2013, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signssame-sex marriage law. May 7, 2013, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signs same-sexmarriage law. On, May 14, 2013, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signs same-sexmarriage law. May 20, 2014: U.S. District Judge John Jones strikesdown Pennsylvania's gay marriage ban, and the state does not appeal. June 6, 2014: U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb strikesdown Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban; couples marry for a week until thedecision is put on hold pending appeal. June 25, 2014: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuitupholds the ruling against Utah's gay marriage ban, but the ruling is blockedpending an appeal to the Supreme Court. June 25, 2014: U.S. District Judge Richard Young strikesdown Indiana's same-sex marriage ban, and couples begin marrying thatafternoon. July 1, 2014: The Kentucky court ruling on out-of-statemarriages is expanded to legalize all gay marriages in the state, but it's delayedwhile on appeal. July 9, 2014: Colorado District Judge Scott Crabtreestrikes down the state's gay marriage ban, and the ruling is appealed to thestate Supreme Court. Weeks later, a federal district judge also rules againstthe gay marriage ban, and the state appeals. July 17, 2014: U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle strikesdown Florida's same-sex marriage ban following several similar rulings by stateand county judges. All the rulings have been appealed. July 18, 2014: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuitupholds lower court ruling that struck down Oklahoma's gay marriage ban, andthe case is appealed to the Supreme Court. July 28, 2014: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuitupholds a trial court ruling that struck down Virginia's gay marriage ban. Thestate later appeals to the Supreme Court. Sept. 3, 2014: U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman upholdsLouisiana's same-sex marriage ban, becoming the first judge to buck the gaymarriage trend in nearly two years. Same-sex couples appeal the ruling. Sept. 4, 2014: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuitupholds decisions from Indiana and Wisconsin that struck down those states' gaymarriage bans. The ruling is later appealed to the Supreme Court. Oct. 6, 2014: Supreme Court refuses to hear stateappeals from Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin, paving the wayfor gay marriage in six other states that fall within those federal circuits --Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming. Oct. 7, 2014: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuitstrikes down gay marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada, paving the way for similarrulings in Alaska, Arizona and Montana. Oct. 21, 2014: U.S. District Judge Juan ManuelPerez-Giminez upholds Puerto Rico's ban against same-sex marriage. Nov. 6, 2014: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuitupholds same-sex marriage bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Thecases are later appealed to the Supreme Court. Nov. 25, 2014: U.S. District Judge Karen Baker strikesdown Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban, now on appeal. Nov. 25, 2014: U.S. District Judge Carlton Reevesstrikes down Mississippi's gay marriage ban, now on appeal. Jan. 6, 2015: Gay couples in Florida begin marryingafter a stay on an August court decision expires. Jan. 12, 2015: U.S. District Judge Karen Schreierstrikes down South Dakota's ban on gay marriage, now on appeal. Jan. 16, 2015: Supreme Court agrees to hear sixconsolidated cases from all four states where same-sex marriage bans wereupheld in November -- Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. Jan. 23, 2015: U.S. District Judge Callie Granadestrikes down Alabama's gay marriage ban but blocks the ruling from takingeffect for weeks. The state's petition for an appeal was not granted. Feb. 9, 2015: Gay marriage takes effect in Alabama butis immediately blocked by order of the state Supreme Court. March 2, 2015: U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillonstrikes down Nebraska's gay marriage ban, but the ruling is blocked while onappeal. April 28, 2015: Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Obergefellv. Hodges, a group of six consolidated cases challenging same-sex marriagebans in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Kentucky. June 26, 2015: TheSupreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage across the United States in a closelydivided ruling that will stand as a milestone in its 226-year history.)
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