Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court will discuss whether to hear a case about same-sex marriage on November 7. The case, brought by former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, challenges the 2015 ruling that protected same-sex marriage rights across the country. If the court overturns this decision, states would determine marriage laws, affecting same-sex couples nationwide.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court scheduled a private conference for November 7 to review whether they will hear Kim Davis's case.
- Kim Davis wants to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which established nationwide same-sex marriage rights.
- Davis's lawyer argues that the ruling does not align with the Constitution.
- The Supreme Court has not yet decided if they will take the case.
- Overturning the 2015 decision could return marriage laws to individual states.
- Since 2022, additional legal protections for same-sex married couples have been enacted federally.
- Kim Davis previously made headlines for not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, citing her religious beliefs.
- Lower courts have rejected Davis's arguments, and she was held in contempt of court in 2015.
