Texas Supreme Court allows judges not to perform same-sex weddings based on religious beliefs

Texas Supreme Court allows judges not to perform same-sex weddings based on religious beliefs

Judges in the state of Texas who refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on their sincerely held religious beliefs will no longer face disciplinary action for doing so. #Texas #LGBT #SameSexMarriage

Texas is coming for your rights, despite precedent

The Main Point is an opinion written by The University Star’s Editorial Board. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of our entire publication. On Oct. 24, the Texas Supreme Court added a comment to the state’s judicial conduct code stating judges who decline to perform a wedding ceremony based on a “sincerely held religious belief” do not violate state rules. This marks a concerning attempt to strip away rights in Texas and opens the doo…

Texas Judges Can Decline To Perform “Same-Sex Weddings”

Last week, the Texas Supreme Court clarified that the state’s judges can publicly refrain from officiating “same-sex-weddings” based on their sincerely-held religious beliefs. All nine Texas Supreme Court Justices certified an amendment to the state’s Code of Judicial Conduct that says declining to perform a wedding based on a sincere religious belief does not violate the state’s rules on judicial impartiality. The change from the Texas High Cou…

Texas Supreme Court defends judges refusal to officiate same-sex “marriages”

In a decision issued on October 24 and signed by all nine justices of the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct has been amended to permit judges in the state to publicly refuse to officiate same-sex weddings if doing so would conflict with their “sincerely held religious beliefs.”

Texas Supreme Court Allows Judges To Refuse To Perform Same-Sex Weddings

In what has been hailed as a “massive rollback for LGBTQ rights,” a new ruling by the Texas Supreme Court has granted judges the freedom to refuse to perform ‘same-sex weddings’ if it violates their sincerely held religious beliefs.While previously judges who refused could face disciplinary actions, on account that it would “cast doubt on their ability to act impartially or interfere with the proper performance of judicial duties,” the state’s j…