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The article was archived by Buidhe via FACBot (talk) 24 May 2022 [1].

Obergefell v. Hodges[edit]

Nominator(s): aaronneallucas

This article is about a 2015 landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The court ruled that banning same-sex marriage violated the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. Justice Anthony Kennedy delivered the majority opinion.

Oppose and suggesting withdrawal: Hi there! Correct me if I am wrong, but I think this is your first FA nomination. I see that you have made just one edit to the page in the June last year, changing its short description. Do you have access to all the sources, have you verified them for source-to-text integrity and/or closed paraphrasing (#1f)? Speaking about source, is the article a "thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature" (#1c)? On length, it appears fine, but on a quick Google Scholar search, I found [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], etc. etc., sources, most of which appear not to be cited. The further reading sources should be cited as well. The prose also have various issues like overlinking and structural issues (Why do we have Pavan v. Smith as the only sub-heading under "Subsequent cases"?). Suggesting you to work on the article, take it to GAN and PR, and re-nominate later. Currently, it does not meet various criteria. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 07:19, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This article has good structure, but relies way too heavily on the actual court cases (WP:PRIMARY sources) and seems to cite zero legal scholarship, of which there is abundance. This needs weeks of work, and the nomination should be preferably carried out by someone with demonstrated familiarity with most of the sources cited. -Indy beetle (talk) 09:21, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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