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[quote=Anonymous]Googling showed me that the court asked about this (extending to polygamy) during the gay marriage case, and to my surprise, the lawyer answered similarly to my feelings above.  But, I'm sure that you are a legal genius and the lawyer is wrong:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/04/28/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-same-sex-marriage-case-obergefell-v-hodges-today/

lito goes there, regarding polygamous relationships

10:20 a.m.:  Alito asked what many others have wondered: If the justices alter the definition of marriage by allowing same-sex couples to wed, does this not open the door to demands that polygamous relationships be recognized in this way?

No, Bonauto said. Such relationships raise concerns about “coercion” and “consent” and a host of complicated questions that states, which have jurisdiction over marriage, may not be able to answer. For example, in a relationship with more than two people, “who makes the medical decisions in an emergency?”
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