WASHINGTON — House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday to strengthen same-sex marriage rights as Republicans emboldened by comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hope to topple other precedents following the reversal of Roe vs. Wade.
In a concurring opinion in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health decision which removed the constitutional right to abortion, Thomas wrote the court “should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.” These cases all involved Americans’ right to privacy, due process and equal protection rights.
Lawrence vs. Texas and Obergefell vs. Hodges are also two landmark cases for LGBT rights.
