"Mindful of the responsibility to which I attend," Ginsburg said, "and grateful for the privilege accorded me at this happy moment, I do hereby, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, declare your marriage valid and binding, and pronounce you married."
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg conducted the first same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court. One of the newlyweds is a former student. By all accounts it was a happy event before a small group of friends.
Afterward, Justice Ginsberg excused herself, saying she had to get back to work.
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