Supreme Court takes swift action on Kim Davis bid to overturn same-sex marriage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Same-sex couples who are currently married are also protected under the Respect for Marriage Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022, ensuring that same-sex marriages performed in one state are recognized by in others as well as by the federal government.
47% : Mat Staver, chair of evangelical Christian legal group Liberty Counsel, which brought Davis's appeal to the Supreme Court and demanded justices overturn same-sex marriage protections entirely, argued that Obergefell "cannot override the free speech and religious exercise protections of the First Amendment.
47% : " At least 823,000 same-sex couples are legally married in the United States, according to research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law.
45% : In his concurring opinion in Dobbs, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court could "reconsider" major cases involving "substantive due process precedents" -- including the court's landmark cases involving same-sex marriages, gay sex, and contraception.
44% : Legal experts have argued that the court's decision to end a constitutional right to abortion care in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization reveal just how fragile those precedents can be.
36% : Legal experts were deeply skeptical that her petition would be accepted, but anxious same-sex couples and advocacy groups feared the conservative-majority court is poised to once again debate LGBT+ rights under the guise of religious freedom.
30% : Justice deny longshot attempt to overturn Obergefell v Hodges The Supreme Court has swiftly rejected a longshot request to overturn the landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage, leaving in place a decade-old ruling that has upheld marriage equality across the United States.

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