Same-sex marriage in South Dakota

Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Dakota since June 26, 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the U.S. Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry.[1] Attorney General Marty Jackley issued a statement critical of the ruling but said that the state would comply and recognize same-sex marriages.[2] Previously, South Dakota had restricted marriage to the "union of a man and a woman" both by statute and in its State Constitution.

  1. ^ Liptak, Adam (June 26, 2015). "Supreme Court Ruling Makes Same-Sex Marriage a Right Nationwide". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Divided United States Supreme Court Holds State Marriage Laws Prohibiting Same-sex Marriage Unconstitutional". South Dakota State News. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.