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Supreme Court to Hear a Case Asking It to Overturn Ruling that Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide
Kim Davis challenges the 2015 Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, arguing for religious freedom and state control amid a right-wing push to reverse marriage equality.
- The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to hear Kim Davis's 2025 petition seeking to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
- This follows rising conservative efforts and legislative actions, including Michigan's recent bans on recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages and attacks by Rep. Josh Schriver on LGBTQ+ rights.
- Obergefell's case originated from a Michigan lawsuit filed by April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, which alongside Jim Obergefell's fight, changed marriage laws across America despite Michigan's historical resistance.
- The Williams Institute reported that by 2025, the number of married same-sex couples in the US had increased to over 800,000, doubling since 2015, while critics like Davis describe the Obergefell ruling as fundamentally flawed and advocate for marriage rights to be decided at the state level.
- If the court hears the case and overturns Obergefell, marriage equality protections could revert to state-level decisions, risking legal chaos and undermining established federal rights and family security.
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Supreme Court poised to revisit and potentially overturn marriage equality
A reactionary petition by Kim Davis seeks to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, threatening to strip hundreds of thousands of couples of legal protections and accelerating the bipartisan assault on democratic rights.
Will SCOTUS Overturn Obergefell Like They Did Roe?
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Will SCOTUS Overturn Obergefell Like They Did Roe? Certainly the court can go back and overturn prior decisions, and has and should overturn prior precedent when they’re wrong. Tony Katz: The Obergefell decision, going back to 2015 is the decision that “legalize same sex marriage.” My issue is not with two people living their lives together. My issue is that it seems like the Supreme Court created a right out o…
A former Kentucky County Secretary, who was imprisoned for six days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to consider her appeal, arguing in part that the landmark 2015 High Court decision recognizing the rights of equal marriage was wrong.Kim Davis, who served as Rowan County Secretary until 2018, appealed to the Supreme Court at the end of last month, challenging lower federal …
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