"He said that the 2022 ruling overturning the right to an abortion nationally, Dobbs v. Jackson, was not meant to "disturb" other cases. "In commenting on Obergefell, I am not suggesting that the decision in that case should be overruled," Alito said via , adding, "As I said in my opinion for the court in Dobbs, more than once, nothing in Dobbs was meant to disturb [Obergefell].""
"Alito was one of the four dissenting votes in Obergefell. While the court has made no official move to reconsider the case, nine states have recently introduced resolutions asking the court to hear it again. None have yet passed, and even if they were to, the resolutions are nonbinding - meaning they carry no legal weight, and the court is not obligated to hear them."
Samuel Alito indicated he does not intend to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that found bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. He said Dobbs v. Jackson, the 2022 ruling that overturned federal abortion rights, was not meant to "disturb" other precedents including Obergefell. Alito was one of four dissenters in Obergefell. Several states have introduced nonbinding resolutions asking the Court to reconsider Obergefell, but none have passed and the Court is not obligated to act. Kim Davis appealed a verdict against her to the Supreme Court and included a petition seeking to overturn Obergefell; the Court has not agreed to hear her case.
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