The landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) is pivotal in understanding the legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples under both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This ruling was a culmination of several lower court decisions and state-level debates regarding marriage equality.
Considering this case and its implications, which of the following statements correctly identifies the nature of the arguments presented in the Court's decision?