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Antonin Scalia: “When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage, 1791, 1868?”

On the recordMarch 25, 2013
When did it become unconstitutional to exclude homosexual couples from marriage, 1791, 1868?
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Antonin Scalia

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Justice Scalia questions the timeline of when same-sex marriage became unconstitutional.

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