Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Ms. Davis became a symbol of religious opposition to same-sex marriage after the Supreme Court's decision in 2015.
49% : In that decision, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote separately to urge reconsideration of the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which recognized gay marriage nationwide. Polls show that same-sex marriage now has broad public support.
49% : More than three dozen House Republicans helped pass legislation in 2022 that required states and the federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages.
47% : The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
47% : The court, without comment, declined the petition, filed by Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who gained national attention in 2015 when she defied a court order and refused to issue same-sex licenses because of her religious beliefs.
43% : She had asked the Supreme Court to reverse an order that required her to pay more than $300,000 to a couple denied a marriage license -- and to overturn the same-sex marriage ruling from 2015.
43% : Gay Americans and their allies had been on alert since the Supreme Court's conservative majority eliminated the nationwide right to abortion after 50 years, showing a willingness to undo longstanding legal precedent.

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