In a show of the court's discord, Chief Justice John Roberts read for 10 minutes from his dissent, accusing the majority of overstepping their bounds and ignoring the Constitution. "Today, five lawyers have ordered every state to change their definition of marriage," Roberts said. "Just who do we think we are?"
Outside the court, hundreds of same-sex marriage proponents engaged in a spontaneous celebration with banners and flags, at times spilling up on to the court's plaza before being shooed back by police. The mood was joyous as a Ben & Jerry's ice cream truck passed between the court and the Capitol; the company is renaming its iconic Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream flavor in some outlets to "I Dough, I Dough."
Roberts delivered a similar message to supporters of same-sex marriage: "By all means, celebrate today's decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal," he said. "But do not celebrate the Constitution. It had nothing to do with it.