One paragraph that explains why the Supreme Court ruled for same-sex marriage

Supreme Court decisions aren’t typically known for beautiful prose. But this paragraph, from the Friday decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the United States, is a pretty moving piece of writing:

The Supreme Court’s decision means marriage equality is now the law of the land in the entire United States. And the justices’ legal argument for its ruling is actually really well-summarized in that one paragraph: that the Constitution grants same-sex couples equal rights when it comes to formalizing a “love that may even endure past death.”

Read more on the Supreme Court decision on marriage equality here.