Supreme Court Formally Asked To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Ten years after the Supreme Court issued its landmark Obergefell ruling which made same-sex marriage legal across the U.S., the high court has been formally asked to overturn that decision.

The Supreme Court is now officially considering whether to take up a case overturning marriage equality. pic.twitter.com/PXUTbQuDmH

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From ABC News:

Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for six days in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple on religious grounds, is appealing a $100,000 jury verdict for emotional damages plus $260,000 for attorneys fees.

In a petition for writ of certiorari filed last month, Davis argues First Amendment protection for free exercise of religion immunizes her from personal liability for the denial of marriage licenses.

More fundamentally, she claims the high court’s decision in Obergefell v Hodges — extending marriage rights for same-sex couples under the 14th Amendment’s due process protections — was “egregiously wrong.”

ABC News also notes that several lower courts have dismissed Davis’ claims, and most legal experts consider her bid a long shot.

Davis’ appeal to SCOTUS comes as anti-LGBTQ conservatives have renewed their campaign to reverse Obergefell and allow each state to set its own policy.

According to Lambda Legal, in 2025, at least 9 states have either introduced anti-LGBTQ marriage legislation or passed resolutions urging the Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell.

Recent polling by Gallup shows 68% of adults in the U.S. support marriage equality.

Read more here.

Ten years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide, the justices this fall will consider for the first time whether to take up a case that explicitly asks them to overturn that decision. ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports. https://t.co/XVka9gkuow pic.twitter.com/8vXstc9k9e

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