Summary
The Supreme Court is deciding if it will hear a case about same-sex marriage rights, challenging the 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that allowed same-sex marriage nationwide. Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, wants the court to overturn this decision based on religious objections. The outcome could change how marriage laws apply across the United States.
Key Facts
- The 2015 Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage legal across the U.S.
- Jim Obergefell, involved in the original case, is worried about the potential overturn of the decision.
- The Supreme Court will privately discuss whether to hear the case involving Kim Davis on November 7.
- Kim Davis, a former county clerk, refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples due to her religious beliefs.
- The Supreme Court previously refused to hear an appeal in Kim Davis's case in 2020.
- If the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell, marriage laws could become the responsibility of individual states.
- Other legal protections for same-sex couples were added into federal law in 2022.
- Legal analysts think it is unlikely the Supreme Court will overturn same-sex marriage rights.
