New Essay: Obergefell's Second Decade Progressives continue to bemoan the Roberts Court's supposed "illegitimacy." But a case they venerate remains the measuring stick for judicial hubris. Reason · Jun 26
Republican support for marriage equality, LGBTQ+ rights sinks: poll Just some four years ago, more than half of Republicans backed same-sex marriage. Axios · Jun 7
State and federal courts have overturned 2.3% of state ballot measures since 1995 Welcome to the Monday, May 18, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · May 18
Substantive Due Process After Mirabelli Dobbs didn't end SDP, but instead reoriented it to the Glucksberg history and tradition test. Reason · Mar 4
Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples asks federal courts to overturn right to gay marriage Judge Dianne Hensley, who has been fighting the state judicial oversight body since 2019, is hoping to tee up a new challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. The Texas Tribune · Dec 19, 2025
Brandi Carlile's daughter feared having no parents if Obergefell v. Hodges was overturned Brandi Carlile revealed that her daughter Evangeline's fear of losing her parents if marriage equality were overturned in the US left her in tears. BANG Premier · Nov 22, 2025
Kim Davis Fines Top $360,000 as Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Over Same-Sex Marriage Case Kim Davis challenged the Supreme Court to overturn its decision and absolve her of any liability for not issuing same-sex marriage licenses. International Business Times UK · Nov 11, 2025
Good news, the Supreme Court isn’t even going to consider overturning same sex marriage They didn't even give it the time of day. We Got This Covered · Nov 10, 2025
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Seeking to Overturn Obergefell This result is unsurprising, and was predicted by most analysts, including myself. Reason · Nov 10, 2025
The Latest: Supreme Court upholds its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025
Supreme Court takes swift action on Kim Davis bid to overturn same-sex marriage Justices deny longshot attempt to overturn Obergefell v Hodges The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025
Faith vs Freedom: Kentucky Case Could Reignite America's Gay Marriage Culture War The US Supreme Court is considering whether to hear an appeal that could challenge the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling on same‑sex marriage. International Business Times UK · Nov 8, 2025
Will the US Supreme Court consider a request to overturn same-sex marriage? It’s been a decade since the US Supreme Court recognised a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in the landmark case, Obergefell v Hodges. The US Supreme Court will meet today to consider a request to overturn that 2015 decision. The Conversation · Nov 7, 2025
Supreme Court takes first steps to ban gay marriage, will vote on hearing case in early November And it's not looking good. We Got This Covered · Oct 23, 2025
Reason · Sep 29, 2025 The Law No Longer Listens To Justice Kennedy Justice Kennedy's new book reminds me how grateful I am the law no longer listens to him.
Reason · Aug 21, 2025 Is Gay Marriage Really Under Threat at the Supreme Court? Asking SCOTUS to hear a case is not the same thing as convincing SCOTUS to hear a case.
Reason · Aug 13, 2025 Why the Supreme Court is Highly Unlikely to Overturn Obergefell in the Kim Davis Case My Cato Institute colleague Walter Olson explains.
Marie Claire · Aug 12, 2025 Supreme Court Petition Seeks to Revisit Landmark Same Sex Marriage The Supreme Court has been formally asked to overturn same-sex marriage by a county clerk who was jailed for refusing licenses to same-sex couples
International Business Times UK · Aug 12, 2025 Kim Davis Supreme Court Showdown: Could This Be the End of Gay Marriage in America? Former clerk Kim Davis takes gay marriage battle to the Supreme Court, challenging Obergefell v. Hodges and sparking fresh legal and political clashes.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025 Supreme Court asked to hear case that could upend same-sex marriage and absolve Kentucky clerk who refused to issue a license The former county clerk says she should’ve been protected by the First Amendment and that a landmark 2015 ruling establishing same-sex marriage rights was wrongly decided
BANG Premier · Jul 21, 2025 Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi 'looking into' getting remarried in UK Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are considering getting remarried in the UK after Southern Baptists voted to endorse a resolution that would look to overturn Obergefell v Hodges - the Supreme Court case that legalised same-sex marriage across the US in June 2015 - last month.
Reason · Jul 3, 2025 The Chutzpah of Justice Kennedy Lecturing Us About Democracy on June 26 "Those who founded our country would not recognize [Justice Kennedy's] conception of the judicial role."
Reason · Jun 26, 2025 Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges - A Great Civil Rights Milestone that Could be Even Better The Supreme Court's ruling striking down laws banning same-sex marriage was a great victory for liberty and equality. But it should have been based on better legal reasoning.
Reason · Jun 20, 2025 The Promise and Pitfalls of Justice Barrett's Skrmetti Concurrence Justice Barrett rehabilitates Footnote 4, gives credence to Justice Kennedy's animus jurisprudence, and all but says that gays who were affected by a "legacy of de jure discrimination" are a suspect class.
The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025 Expansion of marriage rights to same-sex couples also expanded access to the psychological benefits that come with tying the knot Marriage and the ability to start a family are human rights. Ten years ago, on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case extended the right to marry to same-sex couples.