October 6, 2014
Rhonda Buckner, right, and her partner Diana Ullius, celebrate outside the Arlington County Courthouse in Arlington, Va., Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, following a Supreme Court decision rejecting gay marriage appeals from 5 states. Buckner and Ullius, met in 1981 and were married in in Canada on Sept. 2, 2006. The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for an immediate expansion of same-sex marriage by unexpectedly and tersely turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions. The court's order effectively makes gay marriage legal in 30 states. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Court clears the way for gay marriage expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way Monday for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in the United States and may have signaled that it's only a matter of time before same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states.