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The Latest: Supreme Court upholds its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis had been trying to avoid paying $360,000 in damages and attorney’s fees.

The court also agreed Monday to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, a target of Trump. A ruling is expected in time to govern the counting of ballots in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.

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