The United States Supreme Court decided on June 26 that married same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits. At the same time, the court declined to hear a case from California that would ban same-sex marriages in that state.
The court walked a fine line in those two decisions since in neither case did it say whether the U.S. Constitution afforded a right to such unions. That was the right call.
The debate over same-sex marriage is deeply polarizing and the issue is one that deserves a political resolution, rather than one that is decided by judicial fiat.