The court ruling means same-sex couples could tie the knot in as little as a month. However, religious and social conservatives are seeking to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November that would undo the Supreme Court ruling and ban gay marriage.

In the photograph: Television host Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi arrive at the Murakami Gala at MOCA hosted with Louis Vuitton event honoring fashion designer Marc Jacobs held at the Museum of Contemporary Arts on October 28, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

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