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Attorney Who Argued Same-Sex Marriage Reacts To Ruling

Civil rights lawyer Mary Bonauto, center, flanked by plaintiff James Obergefell of Ohio, left, and Washington attorney Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, right, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday , April 28, 2015, following a hearing on same-sex marriage. (Cliff Owen/AP)
Civil rights lawyer Mary Bonauto, center, flanked by plaintiff James Obergefell of Ohio, left, and Washington attorney Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, right, speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday , April 28, 2015, following a hearing on same-sex marriage. (Cliff Owen/AP)

The Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges says the constitution does guarantee same-sex couples the right to marry. Here & Now’s Robin Young turns to Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, one of the two attorneys who argued this case before the Supreme Court and won.

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