What is the case law in the US in favour of same-sex marriage?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Barnes v. Kostiuk, 1999 CanLII 6414 (BC SC):

Similar views have been adopted in Australia: Perman v. Maloney, [1939] V.L.R. 367 (S.C.); and Martin-Smith v. Woodhead, [1990] W.A.R. 61 (S.C.).

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