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fromAdvocate.com
2 months agoThese 19 states won't ban marriage equality if Obergefell is overturned
If the Supreme Court reverses Obergefell and determines bans against marriage equality are not unconstitutional, states with laws protecting same-sex couples' right to marry would need to independently overturn their laws for it to be banned. Those with constitutional amendments protecting marriage equality would have to call a referendum vote to overturn them, and those protected by state Supreme Court rulings - the next highest authority after the U.S. Supreme Court -would need their state's court to agree to hear the case again.
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fromAdvocate.com
2 months agoAmy Coney Barrett, conservative panelists discuss overturning marriage equality
Amy Coney Barrett calls the right to marry fundamental while previously suggesting marriage policy should be decided state by state, creating uncertainty about her support for marriage equality.
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