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Conservatives Launch New Plan To Overturn Gay Marriage in Supreme Court

Conservatives Launch New Plan To Overturn Gay Marriage in Supreme Court

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.

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