Photos: Supreme Court extends right to marry to all

Obama Supreme Court Gay Marriage Balloons spell out the word "love" over the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
APTOPIX US Supreme Court Gay Marriage Texas Judge Dennise Garcia, left front, watches as George Harris, center left, 82, and Jack Evans, center right, 85, kiss after being married by Judge Garcia Friday, June 26, 2015, in Dallas. Gay and lesbian Americans have the same right to marry as any other couples, the Supreme Court declared Friday in a historic ruling deciding one of the nation's most contentious and emotional legal questions. Celebrations and joyful weddings quickly followed in states where they had been forbidden. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Supreme Court Gay Marriage Balloons that spelled out "HRC," Human Rights Campaign, and "love" float in the air as they are released outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Katherine Nicole Struck of Frederick, Maryland holds a rainbow sign in support of same-sex marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: A man holds a rainbow flag in support of same-sex marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Janelle Ebone, right, puts her arm around her partner, Christine, left, as she shows off their marriage license at the Travis County building after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The court's 5-4 ruling means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans on same-sex marriage.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
A couple arrives at the Travis County building to apply for a marriage license at after the US. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The court's 5-4 ruling means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
John Becker, right, hugs his friend and fellow LGBT advocate Paul Guequierre, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Ikeita Cantu, left, and her wife Carmen Guzman, of McLean, Va., hold up signs as they celebrate outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. The couple was married in Canada in 2009 when gay marriage was illegal in Virginia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff, center, with HRC President Chad Griffin, left, talks on the phone to President Obama on the steps of the Supreme Court following the Court's decision on Friday, June 26, 2015 in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign)
The crowd celebrates outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Outside the U.S. Supreme Court. June 26, 2015
Outside the U.S. Supreme Court. June 26, 2015
Ariel Olah of Detroit, left, and her fiancee Katie Boatman, are overcome by emotion outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2015, as the ruling on same-sex marriage was announced. The court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Attorney Mary Bonauto, left, is applauded by the Gay Men's Chorus of Washington in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2015, after the Supreme Court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Elaine Cleary, of Chicago, who goes to college in Ohio, reacts as she hears the news outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, that the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Chris Svoboda, president of the Virginia Equality Bar Association, center, raises her arms in victory on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Sabrina Nettles and Lenox Hardin hug after learning that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that gay couples have the legal right to marry anywhere in the United States. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Ann Sorrell, 78, left, and Marge Eide, 77, of Ann Arbor, a couple for 43 years, embrace after exchanging vows in Ann Arbor, Mich., following a ruling by the US Supreme Court that struck down bans on same sex marriage nation wide Friday, June 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Matthew Albritton of Washington, with the "DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," attends celebrations outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Emma Foulkes, left, and Petrina Bloodworth hold hands and show their wedding rings after being married at the Fulton County Courthouse Friday, June 26, 2015, in Atlanta. A court in Atlanta has started marrying gay couples after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. Fulton County Probate Court Clerk James Brock says three gay couples have received marriage licenses. Georgia was one of 14 states where a ban on same-sex marriage existed. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Carl McDonald, also known as Carllotta Gurl, pose in front of the Stonewall Inn, the iconic Greenwich Village bar credited as the birthplace of the gay rights movement, Friday, June 26, 2015, in New York. McDonald, from Vancouver, Canada, where she performs female impersonations to show solidarity with U.S. gays. The Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the U.S. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
A couple holds hands as they walk down the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday June 26, 2015, after the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the US. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Jessica Chesnutt, visiting from Brooklyn with her wife for Pride weekend, cheers outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2015, following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
A man walks past a large rainbow flag hanging at City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2015, following a ruling by the US Supreme Court that struck down bans on same sex marriage nation wide. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Jay Mark Streeter Jr., center, left, and Hai Nguyen fill out a marriage license application between couples Lauren Blears and Ben Byrne, left, and Alex Wooten and Jelena Djordjevic at City Hall John Pleskach in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2015. Nguyen and Streeter were planning to marry today, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Gay rights advocates John Lewis, left, and his spouse Stuart Gaffney, with the group Marriage Equality USA, kiss across the street from City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2015, following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
State Sen. Mark Leno, left, hugs gay rights advocate Stuart Gaffney, with the group Marriage Equality USA, across the street from City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2015, following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: People celebrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the ruling in favor of same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - JUNE 26: People celebrate inside the Stonewall Inn in the West Village neighborhood of New York City on June 26, 2015, after the Supreme Court's landmark decision guaranteeing nationwide gay marriage rights. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Same-sex marriage supporters rejoice after the U.S Supreme Court hands down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: A same-sex marriage supporter holds a equal sign flag as he runs under another equal sign flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Same-sex marriage supporters hold rainbow flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
herring_dennisfoley Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring speaks about the Supreme Court's historic ruling Friday in Richmond. Soon after taking office last year, Herring announced he would not defend Virginia's gay marriage ban, which was overturned last fall. (WTOP/Dennis Foley)
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