Which nation's Supreme Court legalized same sex marriage in June 2015?
Same-sex marriage in Puerto Rico Same-sex marriage in Puerto Rico Following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in "Obergefell v. Hodges" on June 26, 2015, which held bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, same-sex marriage in Puerto Rico was legalized. Same-sex couples began applying for marriage licenses on July 13, 2015. On July 17, 2015, same-sex couples began marrying in the territory. Governor Alejandro García Padilla announced that the commonwealth would comply with the Supreme Court's ruling within 15 days. The parties to the principal lawsuit challenging Puerto Rico's denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples jointly asked the First Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn
Same-sex marriage same-sex marriages in the state. The order was effective immediately, thus making Chihuahua the third state to legalize such unions. On 3 June 2015, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation released a "jurisprudential thesis" which found state-laws defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman unconstitutional. The ruling standardized court procedures across Mexico to authorize same-sex marriages. However, the process is still lengthy and more expensive than that for an opposite-sex marriage, as the ruling did not invalidate any state laws, meaning same-sex couples will be denied the right to wed and will have to