US EditionSupreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
- On November 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will meet privately to consider whether to review Kim Davis's challenge to Obergefell v. Hodges, with oral arguments possible by June.
- After lower courts rejected her claims, Davis renewed appeals asking the high court to revisit Obergefell v. Hodges, arguing she should not be personally liable and citing harm to religious liberty.
- Jim Obergefell warned the precedent he helped secure is now on a precarious path and said several hundred thousand queer couples married since 2015 have experienced joy from their unions.
- If the Court overturns Obergefell, marriage authority would return to the states and existing unions would likely be grandfathered, though Ohio could quickly stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses under the Respect for Marriage Act.
- Amid concern about the conservative majority, justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have signaled willingness to reexamine precedents, while a Gallup poll shows 68 support and analysts foresee narrow religious exemptions.
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This Friday, the Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors to consider an attempt, with little chance of success, to reverse a decade-old precedent on same-sex marriage, an appeal that is generating fear among some LGBTQ rights advocates, despite the fact that the judges themselves have repeatedly pointed out little interest in reopening the historic decision. The pending appeal comes from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky civil registry official w…
By Juan Fritze, CNN. This Friday, the Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors to consider a long-sought attempt to overturn a decade-old precedent on same-sex marriage, an appeal that is raising fears among some LGBTQ rights advocates, even though the justices themselves have repeatedly indicated little interest in reopening the landmark decision. The pending appeal comes from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky registrar who refused to issue marri…
Supreme Court to weigh longshot bid to overturn same-sex marriage precedent
The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates even though the justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision.
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