[PAR] [TLE] Obergefell v. Hodges [SEP] Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015) ( ), is a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in a 5–4 decision. [PAR] [TLE] Baker v. Nelson [SEP] Richard John Baker v. Gerald R. Nelson, 291 Minn. 310, 191 N.W.2d 185 (1971) is a case in which the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law limiting marriage to persons of the opposite sex did not violate the U.S. Constitution.  Baker appealed, and on October 10, 1972, the United States Supreme Court dismissed the appeal "for want of a substantial federal question."  Because the case came to the U.S. Supreme Court through mandatory appellate review (not "certiorari"), the dismissal constituted a decision on the merits and established "Baker v. Nelson" as precedent, though the extent of its precedential effect had been subject to debate.  In May 2013, Minnesota legalized same-sex marriage and it took effect on August 1, 2013.  Subsequently, on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court explicitly overruled "Baker" in "Obergefell v. Hodges" making same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
[PAR] [TLE] Obergefell v. Hodges [ SEP ] Obergefell v. Hodges , 576 U.S. _ _ _ ( 2015 ) ( ) , is a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same - sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in a 5–4 decision . [PAR] [TLE] Baker v. Nelson [ SEP ] Richard John Baker v. Gerald R. Nelson , 291 Minn. 310 , 191 N.W.2d 185 ( 1971 ) is a case in which the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law limiting marriage to persons of the opposite sex did not violate the U.S. Constitution . Baker appealed , and on October 10 , 1972 , the United States Supreme Court dismissed the appeal " for want of a substantial federal question . " Because the case came to the U.S. Supreme Court through mandatory appellate review ( not " certiorari " ) , the dismissal constituted a decision on the merits and established " Baker v. Nelson " as precedent , though the extent of its precedential effect had been subject to debate . In May 2013 , Minnesota legalized same - sex marriage and it took effect on August 1 , 2013 . Subsequently , on June 26 , 2015 , the U.S. Supreme Court explicitly overruled " Baker " in " Obergefell v. Hodges " making same - sex marriage legal nationwide .
By what margin did the Supreme Court explicitly overrule Baker v. Nelson in 2016?
By what margin did the Supreme Court explicitly overrule Baker v. Nelson in 2016 ?
5–4
5–4