Same-sex couples can now receive federal
marriage benefits, Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Thursday — a
move that follows last month's Supreme Court decision legalizing
same-sex marriage nationwide.
"Following the Supreme Court's historic decision
in Obergefell that every couple has the same right to participate in
the institution of marriage, whether the partners are of the same-sex or
opposite sexes, I directed Justice Department staff to work with the
agencies to ensure that the ruling be given full effect across the
federal government," Lynch said in a statement.
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Source: NBC News
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