US EditionSupreme Court to Consider Whether to Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case
- On Nov. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will privately consider whether to hear Kim Davis's challenge to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, with a possible announcement on Nov. 10.
- In 2015, Davis refused to issue licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds, leading a federal judge to find Kim Davis, former Rowan County clerk in Kentucky, in contempt and jail her for six days.
- Lower courts have repeatedly rejected Davis's legal arguments, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruling she acted as a government official and the Free Exercise Clause did not shield her from civil liability under Section 1983.
- If the Court grants review, oral arguments could be scheduled next spring with a possible decision by June, while the Respect for Marriage Act ensures states recognize existing same-sex marriages.
- Public opinion and individual justices' statements raise the stakes of any review as Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Samuel Alito urge revisiting Obergefell, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett notes its "very concrete reliance interest" and Gallup poll shows 69 percent support for marriage equality.
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'Like the abortion decision'? Supreme Court will hear arguments in challenge to same-sex marriage ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a challenge to the ruling that established same-sex marriage rights in 2015.Kim Davis was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine after the former county clerk denied granting a marriage license in 2015 to a same-sex couple based on her religious objections. Davis also served five days in jail for contempt of court.'This opinion has no basis in the Constitution. The High Court should overturn this …
Corrupt Supreme Court to decide whether to hear case banning marriage equality nationwide
This corrupt, rabidly partisan and extremist, right-wing Supreme Court is scheduled to consider for the first time whether to formally hear a challenge by Kim Davis — that clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses years ago
Will the Supreme Court Overturn the Decision That Legalized Same-Sex ‘Marriage’? - CURE News and Clergy Blog
Would our conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court actually overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), in which the court ruled 5-4 that the U.S. Constitution guarantees two people of the same sex the right to “marry”? Some Americans believe the court should do just that. Kim Davis is one of them. Davis, a Christian, was a clerk of …
The Wreckage From Obergefell
This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, and it’s an opportunity to reflect on the 5-4 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Conservative legal theorists still believe the case was wrongly decided on constitutional grounds. For same-sex couples and their progressive allies, the decision remains an important civil rights victory.
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