Mixed reactions have continued to trail the US Supreme Court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States.

The ruling on Friday means the 14 states with bans on same-sex marriage will no longer be able to enforce them.

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the plaintiffs asked “for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.”

The ruling brings to an end more than a decade of bitter legal battles.

“Victory For America”

The BBC reports that same-sex couples in several affected states including Georgia, Michigan, Ohio and Texas rushed to wed on Friday.

However, officials in some states, including Mississippi and Louisiana, said marriages had to wait until procedural issues were addressed.

President Barack Obama said the ruling was a “victory for America”.

“When all Americans are treated as equal, we are all more free,” he said.

After the ruling was concluded, the BBC further reported that loud cheers erupted outside the court and there were tears, hugs, and cheers of “USA USA USA!”.

One of the demonstrators, Jordan Monaghan, called his mother from his mobile phone amid the celebrations.

“Hey mom, I’m at the Supreme Court. Your son can have a husband now,” Mr Monaghan said.

‘Act Of Judicial Tyranny’

However, Christian conservatives decried the decision.

Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, called the ruling “an out-of-control act of unconstitutional, judicial tyranny”.

And Kellie Fiedorek, a lawyer for an anti-gay marriage advocacy group, said the decision “ignored the voices of thousands of Americans”.

Another anti-gay protester Jennifer Marshall of the heritage Foundation in Washington DC said that the American People had voted in a democratic process for the understanding of marriage to be retained.

“The Supreme Court’s ruling will not end what marriage is to America. This is an unfortunate curtailment of our democratic process by the Supreme Court today,” Marshall said.