Will scotus overturn gay marriage
At a convention for Southern Baptist church members in ahead June, delegates endorsed legislation calling for a ban on same-sex marriage and urged legislators to support them in this goal.
Although homosexual marriage is currently protected in all 50 states due to the decision in Obergefell vs. Hodges in , Justice Clarence Thomas has said he would like to "reconsider" that verdict if a similar case were ever to before the court again.
He also said he would be open to reconsidering Lawrence vs. Texas which legalized gay sex, and Griswold vs. Connecticut which legalized access to contraception, as these cases were built on similar case law to Roe vs. Wade, which legalized the right to an abortion nationwide, was overturned in
Why It Matters
The Southern Baptist church is the U.S.' largest protestant denomination, and their endorsement of political causes has sway with GOP politicians, as they are a consistent Republican-voting base. Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson is one of the country's most strong Southern Baptists.
This contact to eliminate homosexual marriage comes amid
The Supreme Court could overturn its landmark ruling that established a nationwide right to same-sex marriage if a case addressing the matter is brought before it, experts told Newsweek.
Why It Matters
Last month, Idaho lawmakers approved a resolution that called for the Court to undo its Obergefell v. Hodges decision that declared a constitutional right for queer couples to marry.
After President Donald Trump appointed three conservative justices to the Court in his first term, cementing a conservative supermajority, the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in stripping away the constitutional right to an abortion. Since then, there hold been concerns that the Court's conservative justices could do away with other rights, including the right to same-sex marriage.
Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two conservative justices who dissented in Obergefell v. Hodges, have suggested that the decision should be reconsidered.
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Gallup polling shows that a majority of Americans continue to have faith marriage between same-sex couples should be legal (69 percent), though
Some Republican lawmakers increase calls against gay marriage SCOTUS ruling
Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark decree on same-sex marriage equality.
Idaho legislators began the trend in January when the state House and Senate passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision -- which the court cannot do unless presented with a case on the issue. Some Republican lawmakers in at least four other states like Michigan, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota include followed suit with calls to the Supreme Court.
In North Dakota, the resolution passed the mention House with a vote of and is headed to the Senate. In South Dakota, the state’s House Judiciary Committee sent the proposal on the 41st Legislative Day –deferring the bill to the final day of a legislative session, when it will no longer be considered, and effectively killing the bill.
In Montana and Michigan, the bills have yet to face legislative scrutiny.
Resolutions have no legal power and are not binding regulation, but instead allow legislati
After K gay marriages, Americans are still fighting for rights 10 years later
- Several states have introduced resolutions or bills challenging queer marriage, while others hold unenforceable bans that could be reinstated if the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell v. Hodges.
- Public support for same-sex marriage remains lofty, but there are progressing legislative efforts targeting the LGBTQ+ community, particularly gender nonconforming individuals.
- Legal experts believe overturning Obergefell is possible, spotlighting the vulnerability of Homosexual rights.
Ten years ago, Ohioan Jim Obergefell catapulted into the national spotlight as the guy who took gay marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court and won the right for millions of people favor him and his husband.
A decade later Obergefell, who was born in Sandusky and lived in Cincinnati, is worried about a fierce backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion, gender diverse Americans and marriage equality.
In 10 states, state legislators have attacked same sex marriage by introducing resolutions urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the landma