"The United States Supreme Court on Monday refused to revisit its precedent recognizing the constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The court, without comment, rejected a bid by a former Kentucky county official Kim Davis to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which allows same-sex couples to marry. Davis sought to have the Supreme Court overturn a lower court's order requiring her to pay $360,000 in damages and attorney fees to a couple whose marriage license she denied because of her religious beliefs."
"Precedent-setting ruling legalized same-sex marriage LGBTQ+ activists grew concerned after the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned its Roe v. Wade ruling guaranteeing the right to abortion, signaling openness to revisiting precedents. Justice Clarence Thomas later urged reconsideration of Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that states cannot ban same-sex marriage because the US Constitution guarantees equal protection and due process."
The Supreme Court refused to revisit its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges precedent that recognizes a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The court declined to overturn a lower-court order requiring former Kentucky county official Kim Davis to pay $360,000 in damages and attorney fees after she denied a marriage license to a same-sex couple for religious reasons. Concerns arose after the 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and comments from Justice Clarence Thomas urging reconsideration of Obergefell. William Powell called the decision a win for same-sex couples; Mat Staver described it as heartbreaking and vowed continued legal efforts.
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