Community Reacts as Waco Judge Files Lawsuit to End Same-Sex Marriage Rights

Texas Judge Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

A Texas justice of the peace who refused to officiate same-sex weddings because of her Christian beliefs has filed a new federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2015 nationwide same-sex marriage ruling. Judge Dianne Hensley of Waco filed the suit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Texas Judge Takes on Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

A Texas judge is looking to overturn the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling recognizing same-sex marriage across the nation. Judge Dianne Hensley, a justice of the peace in Waco, Texas, argues in the filing that the decision threatens her religious freedom. “Officiating a wedding ceremony is speech, and the commissioners are preventing Judge Hensley from engaging in this speech unless she agrees to perform homosexual marriages in violation of her Chris…

Waco Judge Files Federal Lawsuit to Overturn Obergefell

Judge Dianne Hensley’s lawsuit arose after a state agency reprimanded her for refusing to marry same-sex couples. The post Waco Judge Files Federal Lawsuit to Overturn Obergefell appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

Community reacts as Waco judge files lawsuit to end same-sex marriage rights

Waco Judge Dianne Hensley filed a federal lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage rights, sparking criticism from community members. Waco Judge Dianne Hensley filed a federal lawsuit on Friday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage Hensley argues the State Commission on Judicial Conduct violated her constitutional rights by disciplining her for refusing to officiate same-…

Judge files lawsuit seeking to overturn Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling

A Texas judge who refused to marry same-sex couples because of her faith has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at the Supreme Court.

Weeks After Similar Challenge Was Rejected, Another Federal Lawsuit Seeks To Overturn Supreme Court's Obergefell Gay Marriage Decision

The lawsuit argues the Supreme Court overstepped its authority when it legalized same-sex marriage.