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SCOTUS-Same Sex Marriage Ruling

Bitter sweet day here in Mississippi - SCOTUS Landmark Ruling in Same Sex case yet MS County Clerks office will not issue marriage license to same sex couples. First ever Pride event at the MS Museum of Art to celebrate the landmark SCOTUS decision. Pictured are the platiff's Carla Webb and her wife Joce Pritchett and their children Ethan and Grace, Joce and Carla the plaintiffs in the CSE v Bryant. They are seen celebrating outside the Hinds County Courthouse after the Supreme Court ruled on same sex marriage. In a long sought victory the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of same sex marriage. Even though the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of same sex marriage and the Constitution guarantees a right to same sex marriage, the State of Mississippi refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples at the Jackson County Clerks office Friday June 26, 2015. Knol Aust and his partner Duane Smith and Laurin Locke and her partner Tiffany Brosh are the first in same sex couples to apply for marriage license after the United States Supreme Court ruled. Barbara Dunn of the MS County Clerks Office had to deny their request because there is a stay in place. Pictured Barbara Dunn holds a Mississippi marriage license application. Photo © Suzi Altman

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Bitter sweet day here in Mississippi - SCOTUS Landmark Ruling in Same Sex case yet MS County Clerks office will not issue marriage license to same sex couples. First ever Pride event at the MS Museum of Art to celebrate the landmark SCOTUS decision. Pictured are the platiff's Carla Webb and her wife Joce Pritchett and their children Ethan and Grace, Joce and Carla the plaintiffs in the CSE v Bryant. They are seen celebrating outside the Hinds County Courthouse after the Supreme Court ruled on same sex marriage. In a long sought victory the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of same sex marriage. Even though the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of same sex marriage and the Constitution guarantees a right to same sex marriage, the State of Mississippi refused to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples at the Jackson County Clerks office Friday June 26, 2015. Knol Aust and his partner Duane Smith and Laurin Locke and her partner Tiffany Brosh are the first in same sex couples to apply for marriage license after the United States Supreme Court ruled. Barbara Dunn of the MS County Clerks Office had to deny their request because there is a stay in place. Pictured Barbara Dunn holds a Mississippi marriage license application. Photo © Suzi Altman