Same-sex parenting rights under scrutiny in Ohio Supreme Court case set for oral argument this month

Same-sex parenting rights under scrutiny in Ohio Supreme Court case set for oral argument this month

The Gavel outside the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original article.)A case regarding parental rights in a same-sex relationship will be heard by the Ohio Supreme Court this month. It could test not only Ohio law but the federal Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. The state’s highest court will hold oral arguments in a case appealed from the First Distric…

Same-Sex Marriage Is Under Attack By State Lawmakers, Emboldened By Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Measures And The Supreme Court’s Willingness To Overturn Precedent

Plaintiff James Obergefell of Ohio (center) wipes his eyes after exiting the Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2015, following arguments before the court over the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry. (Cliff Owen / AP Photo) By Paul M. Collins Jr.The ConversationSame-sex marriage, which the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 legalized nationwide in the case known as Obergefell v. Hodges, is facing resurgent hostility. In the decade since th…