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Again, Eastsider - I'm afraid you've missed it. The Court ruled that couples that were permitted to marry were allowed certain rights in regards to employment benefits that couples that could not marry were being denied. Civil unions give same sex partners the right to enter into a legally recognized, monogamous relationship that entitles them to the same rights and benefits offered to married couples. It was those benefits that were key to the decision, not the right to marry.

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The Court ruled that couples that were permitted to marry were allowed certain rights in regards to employment benefits that couples that could not marry were being denied.

What employment benefits did married couples have that same-sex couples were being denied?