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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Supreme Court considers Kim Davis appeal on same-sex marriage case
Supreme Court weighing whether to reconsider same-sex marriage decision
The Supreme Court could decide today whether to hear an appeal asking the justices to overturn their landmark 2015 decision that guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage. The court could announce whether it will take the case as early as Monday. The challenge to the Obergefell v. Hodges decision comes from Kim Davis, the former county clerk from Kentucky who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, according to The Associated Press. Her pet…
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Spectrum NewsSupreme Court weighs appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices’ closed-door conference.
Supreme Court Considers Petition to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
U.S. Supreme Court justices are scheduled to vote Nov. 7 on whether to take up a challenge to the court’s 2015 ruling requiring states to accept same-sex marriages. However, whatever decision the justices make, it may not be issued today. Just because the justices are holding what is called a judicial conference on Nov. 7 to consider the petition in Davis v. Ermold, that does not mean the court will necessarily decide on that date. Sometimes the…
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