This upcoming July, the Supreme Court will be making their decision on whether or not the institution of same-sex marriage is a Constitutional right granted to all US citizens. In 2013, the Supreme Court declared that all same-sex marriages have equal validity and benefits as traditional marriages with a 5-4 vote. The Court will be hearing oral clauses regarding the case starting in April. The history of same-sex marriage in the States has clearly been tumultuous, but there is now a closing gap on the conservative-minded individuals against the practice. This year, Florida became the 36th state to allow gay marriage in its borders, but a Federal decision would bring in the remaining fourteen rejections.

Mirrored to social movements addressed by the Court in the 1960’s, a response of disbelief and an outright refusal to adhere to the Federal mandate has been seen and will continue to be seen in the local court systems from reluctant judges. Just last month in Texas, a State Supreme Court judge banned the issuing all marriage licenses for same-sex couples. This came in response to the granting of complete marriage in the state from activist judges who act upon their own will, not state codes. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton brought the legal battle to the courts with legal precedence as “The law of Texas has not changed, and will not change due to the whims of any individual judge or county clerk operating on their own capacity anywhere in Texas. Activist judges don’t change Texas law, and we will continue to aggressively defend the laws of our state and will ensure that any licenses issued contrary to law are invalid.” Texas voters decided to insert their ban on same-sex marriage into the State Constitution with a 3:1 ratio back in 2005, but that majority might be tabled come July.

Inversely, the support of the movement has been very passionate about the success of the case for hopefully obvious reasons. Ellen DeGeneres, an outspoken homosexual, gave her reaction via Twitter saying that “It’s about time.” She encouraged supporters from both sides of the spectrum to keep fighting by comparing the recent affairs to the days of segregation as “the thing that changed the civil rights movement was when white people got involved and starting marching. Until then it was nothing but violence and it continued to be for a while. But we need everyone on our side.”

President Obama told BuzzFeed News that “Ultimately, I see the Equal Protection Clause does guarantee same-sex marriage in all fifty states.” A confident statement from the Executive Branch doesn’t affect the Court’s thought-process, but seeing that the Supreme Court refused to put a hold on all marriage licenses issued in the state of Alabama as requested by the state’s Chief Justice, Roy Moore, there is a strong chance the final call will be in favor of the gay community. Still, all of the possible outcomes for this decision are speculative at this point in time, but the results of the case will affect hopeful-to-be-newly-weds of the LGBT community nationwide.