Over turn gay marriage
A decade after the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision, marriage equality endures risky terrain
Milestones — especially in decades — usually call for celebration. The 10th anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, is unlike. There’s a sense of unease as state and federal lawmakers, as good as several judges, receive steps that could deliver the issue back to the Supreme Court, which could undermine or overturn existing and future lgbtq+ marriages and weaken additional anti-discrimination protections.
In its nearly quarter century of life, the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Commandment has been on the front lines of LGBTQ rights. Its amicus short in the Obergefell case was instrumental, with Justice Anthony Kennedy citing numbers from the institute on the number of queer couples raising children as a deciding factor in the landmark decision.
“There were claims that allowing homosexual couples to marry would somehow devalue or diminish marriage for everyone, including different-sex couples,&r
A decade after the U.S. legalized lgbtq+ marriage, Jim Obergefell says the brawl isn't over
Over the past several months, Republican lawmakers in at least 10 states have introduced measures aimed at undermining same-sex marriage rights. These measures, many of which were crafted with the help of the anti-marriage equality group MassResistance, look for to ask the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell.
MassResistance told NBC News that while these proposals face backlash and wouldn’t transform policy even if passed, keeping rivalry to same-sex marriage in the universal eye is a win for them. The group said it believes marriage laws should be left to states, and they interrogate the constitutional basis of the 5-to-4 Dobbs ruling.
NBC News reached out to the authors of these express measures, but they either declined an interview or did not respond.
“Marriage is a right, and it shouldn’t rest on on where you live,” Obergefell said. “Why is homosexual marriage any other than interracial marriage or any other marriage?”
Obergefell’s journey to becoming a chief for same-sex marriage rights
Some Republican lawmakers increase calls against gay marriage SCOTUS ruling
Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment 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 own followed suit with calls to the Supreme Court.
In North Dakota, the resolution passed the express 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 statute, but instead allow legislati
Obergefell v. Hodges is the U.S. Supreme Court decree that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by declaring it a constitutional right. In recent years, some conservative U.S. states have launched efforts to overturn or undermine this landmark decision. Below, we break down which states are primary the charge, what motivates them, the legal arguments they&#;re using, the status of these attempts, and what could happen if the Supreme Court revisits or overturns Obergefell.
Lawmakers in Idaho, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota have introduced formal resolutions urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges and allow states to reinstate bans on same-sex marriage. These resolutions do not carry legal weight, but they assist as political statements to pressure the courts and rally support for repealing marriage equality.
- Idahos House of Representatives passed a resolution by a vote of , calling on the Court to &#;restore the natural definition of marriage&#; as between a dude and a woman.
- North Dakotas House approved a similar