article_snippet.sent: and woman for purposes of federal benefits, Kennedy deplored .
article_snippet.sent: controlling marriage laws?
article_snippet.sent: people with the limited definition of marriage.
article_snippet.sent: states that ban same-sex marriages must recognize such unions .
article_snippet.sent: performed in other states.
article_snippet.sent: petitioner is James Obergefell, who wanted his home state of .
article_snippet.sent: Ohio, which prohibits gay marriage, to recognize his Maryland .