Sentence examples for prevented same from inspiring English sources

In his notable opinions this term, Gorsuch wrote a dissent to the court's decision to strike down an Arkansas law that prevented same sex couples from listing both parents names on their child's birth certificate.

— Steven M. Cohen, Secretary to the Governor "New York has finally torn down the barrier that has prevented same-sex couples from exercising the freedom to marry….

The Supreme Court struck down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and upheld a lower court's dismissal of California's Proposition 8, which prevented same-sex marriage in that state.

DOMA, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996, prevented same-sex couples whose marriages were recognized by their home state from receiving the hundreds of benefits available to other married couples under federal law.

In a 5-4 vothe the Supreme Court ruled that DOMA -- which prevented same-sex couples whose marriages were recognized in their home state from receiving hundreds of benefits under federal law –- invalid.

Justices ruled against an Arkansas law that prevented same-sex parents from placing both of their names on their children's birth certificates, but also said they would review a decision by a Colorado appeals court that found a cake shop discriminated against a gay couple when it refused to sell them a cake for their wedding.

In 2013, the Supreme Court began chipping away at the country's legacy of discrimination against same-sex couples when it struck down part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which prevented same-sex couples whose marriages were recognized by their home state from receiving the hundreds of benefits available to other married couples under federal law.

"How does preventing same sex couples from getting married advance the interest of procreation [of a straight] married couple," he asks the defence team pointedly.

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Then in June 2008, they co-sponsored a bill to amend the Constitution to prevent same sex couples from marrying.

The law prevents same-sex spouses from receiving federal benefits, tax breaks and some legal protections.