Summary
A new group, The Greater Than Campaign, is planning to challenge same-sex marriage in the U.S. Supreme Court. The campaign aims to overturn the 2015 decision that made same-sex marriage legal. Several Republican-led states are also pushing for the Supreme Court to reconsider this decision.
Key Facts
- The Greater Than Campaign seeks to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage.
- The group believes children need both a mother and a father for proper upbringing.
- The Supreme Court has currently a 6-3 conservative majority.
- In 2015, the Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalized same-sex marriage with a 5-4 ruling.
- A recent poll shows 68% of Americans support same-sex marriage.
- Republican support for same-sex marriage has decreased to 41%.
- Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett mentioned "reliance interests" in relation to potentially overturning the decision.