12/23/2023

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This week’s question was: Who was the first Supreme Court member to conduct a same-sex marriage ceremony?

This week’s answer is: Ruth Bader Ginsberg is believed to be the first Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex marriage ceremony, which she did in 2013 only a couple of months after joining the majority opinion that the federal government must recognize marriage equality. “I think it will be one more statement that people who love each other and want to live together should be able to enjoy the blessings and the strife in the marriage relationship,” Ginsburg told The Washington Post at the time.

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