Justice roberts gay marriage

Same-sex marriage is now a right in every state in the country, following a historic 5-4 decision from the Supreme Court Friday.

The four justices who disagreed with the Court's opinion, authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, each wrote his own dissent laying out just why he believed the majority to be wrong.

Here's their reasoning.

Chief Justice John Roberts

Roberts's argument centered around the need to preserve states' rights rather than follow the turn of public opinion.

In ruling in favor of gay marriage, he said, "Five lawyers have closed the debate and enacted their own vision of marriage as a matter of constitutional law."

Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas joined him in his dissent.

While Roberts said he did not "begrudge" any of the celebrations that would follow the Court ruling, he had serious concerns that the Court had extended its role from constitutional enforcer to activist.