IN SUMMARY

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled state bans on same-sex marriage — including Tennessee’s 2006 ban — are unconstitutional.

Tennessee officials said they would comply with the law, and marriage licenses were issued shortly after 11 a.m.

Bradley Forman and Chris Brower were issued a marriage license by the Shelby County Clerk around 11:30 a.m.

President Barack Obama said the court’s ruling represents a day when justice “arrives like a thunderbolt.”

Two Republican state legislators announced they are drafting a bill to shield Tennessee clergy from having to perform same-sex marriages.