U.S. Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

By Will Michaels,

Published June 26, 2015 at 12:17 PM EDT

Chad Biggs (left), 35, and Chris Creech, 46, were the first gay couple to be wed in Wake County.

In a 5-4 ruling today, the U.S. Supreme Court said all 50 . The decision also means those couples can now get married anywhere and have their marriages recognized in all states.

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the decision for the majority. Each dissenting justice also wrote his own opinion.

Host Frank Stasio talks with 深夜福利 capitol bureau chief Jeff Tiberii about this morning's ruling.

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Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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