Accidental Activists: One Couple’s Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court

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April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse were simply looking to overturn the law that would allow them to adopt their children. But on the recommendation of a federal judge, the Michigan couple fought the constitutional amendment that prohibited same-sex couples from marrying. This case became the accelerant that would result in the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage across the country in June 2015