Supreme Court rejects challenge to landmark same-sex marriage decision

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "There's good reason for the Supreme Court to deny review in this case rather than unsettle something so positive for couples, children, families, and the larger society as marriage equality," Mary Bonauto, a senior director with LGBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, said when Davis filed her appeal.
45% : There are an estimated 823,000 married same-sex couples in the U.S., more than double the number in 2015, according to the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, a think tank that researches sexual orientation and gender identity issues.
43% : "Just who do we think we are?" When the court - which now has a 6-3 conservative majority - overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the justices "should reconsider" past rulings about access to contraception, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage.
42% : The Supreme Court on Nov. 10 decided not to revisit its landmark ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, leaving undisturbed a decade old decision that some conservative justices oppose but that LGBTQ+ couples have relied on to legalize their relationships and create families.
41% : The court rejected an appeal from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who drew international attention when she refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite the 2015 decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, due to her religious beliefs.
37% : Her appeal led to speculation about whether the court - which has become more conservative since it narrowly struck down same-sex marriage bans - would take another look at it.
16% : But there has not been the same kind of conservative movement to take back marriage rights for same-sex couples as there was to get rid of the constitutional right to an abortion.

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