The court could rule whether states have the right to prohibit gays and lesbians from civil marriage.

最高法院可能裁定各州是否有权利禁止男同性恋者和女同性恋者的婚姻。

All same-sex couples will be entitled to civil marriage, not just the civil partnership they have been allowed since 2005.

2005年，英国允许同性伴侣有民事伴侣关系权，现所有同性伴侣将享有民事婚姻权。

Civil partnership has been legal in Ireland since 2010, but activists have been campaigning to amend the constitution and give gay people equal access to civil marriage.

2010年起爱尔兰批准民间团体为合法，但活动人士一直希望修改宪法，允许同性恋者享有婚姻的同等权利。