Southern Baptists vote to seek repeal of ruling that legalized same-sex marriage They say the ruling ‘defies God’s design for marriage and family’ The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Kim Davis for a Third Time The message that public officials are required to follow the law, even if they disagree with it, does not seem to have gotten through. Reason · Mar 11, 2025
Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage The recent wave of GOP-led bills comes as Trump becomes emboldened in orders against LGBTQ+ communities The Guardian - US · Mar 3, 2025
Idaho Republican lawmakers call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling The measure does not carry the force of law but signals how far the GOP will go to test precedent The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025
Republican Lawmakers Launch Official Demand to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ahead of Trump Inauguration Idaho Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution urging the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage. While the non-binding measure holds no legislative power, it reflects escalating conservative rhetoric targeting LGBTQ+ rights. Advocates warn the move is part of a broader effort to roll… Latin Times · Jan 9, 2025
Part X: Modern Substantive Due Process An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Roe v. Wade (1973), Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt (2016), Lawrence v. Texas (2003), U.S. v. Windsor (2013), Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) Reason · Nov 14, 2024
Supreme Court Briefs Filed By Attorney General Kamala Harris Knowing all that we know, I struggle to see how putting Harris in the White House would "save conservatism." Reason · Aug 11, 2024
What Exactly Do Justices Thomas and Gorsuch Disagree About In Loper Bright Justice Thomas agrees with the "lion's share" of Justice Gorsuch's concurrence. Reason · Jul 3, 2024
Today in Supreme Court History: June 26, 2003, June 26, 2013, and June 26, 2015 6/26/2003: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas. 6/26/2013: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in U.S. v. Windsor. 6/26/2015: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges. Reason · Jun 26, 2024
Department of State v. Munoz: The Sleeper ConLaw Case of the Term Justice Barrett's majority clarifies Glucksberg, Mandel, Din, and Knauff, but Justice Sotomayor's dissent really wants to talk about Loving, Obergefell, and Dobbs. Reason · Jun 24, 2024
Today in Supreme Court History: June 26, 2003, June 26, 2013, and June 26, 2015 6/26/2003: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas. 6/26/2013: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in U.S. v. Windsor. 6/26/2015: Justice Kennedy writes the majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges. Reason · Jun 26, 2023
US House of Representatives passes LGBTQ marriage protections Voting a second time on the Respect for Marriage Act, lawmakers have sent the bill to US President Joe Biden to sign. Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2022
With Respect for Marriage Act about to become law, same-sex South Florida couples relieved but not sanguine FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Respect for Marriage Act, which is on the verge of becoming federal law, is alleviating some of the concern same-sex couples have felt in recent months. But, legal experts and LGBTQ advocates warn, it’s not a panacea and it isn’t time to pop the champagne… Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022
US Senate passes bipartisan bill protecting same-sex marriage The Respect for Marriage Act now returns to the Democratic-led US House of Representatives for a final vote. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2022
The Texas Tribune · Nov 29, 2022 U.S. Senate gives final passage to same-sex marriage bill without support from Cruz and Cornyn The bill is largely a safeguard against potential action by the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, which made the Defense of Marriage Act unenforceable and enshrined the right to same-sex marriages across the country.
Reason · Nov 15, 2022 Federal Gay Marriage Bill Returns to Senate for Lame-Duck Session Vote If passed, same-sex couples wouldn’t need to worry about Supreme Court precedents.
USAFacts · Oct 26, 2022 What is the state of gay marriage in the US? In the last decade, the number of same-sex married households more than quadrupled. States in the Northeast and along the West coast tend to have higher shares of same-sex married couples.
Salon · Oct 3, 2022 Law professors alarmed by Supreme Court One professor slammed the court for its “screamingly, unapologetically activist" abortion ruling
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 14, 2022 Editorial: Supreme Court's Roe ruling threatens same-sex rights. Congress must protect them When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively allowing Missouri and other red states to immediately outlaw abortion, many who supported that decision scoffed at warnings that same-sex marriage and even interracial marriage rights could be next. Now, as congressional Democrats and some Republicans push legislation to protect marriage…
WEKU · Aug 8, 2022 Scared after the fall of Roe, these 2 Texas women rushed to tie the knot Following the Supreme Court's decision, Carlie Brown and Molly Pela rescheduled their wedding for nine months earlier. They fear that without federal protections, their family remains vulnerable.
The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2022 Republican went to son’s same-sex wedding days after voting against equal marriage rights Glenn Thompson voted against Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to have a same-sex marriage into federal law
Chicago Tribune · Jul 25, 2022 Editorial: After Dobbs, same-sex marriage could be threatened. Congress is right to codify it With the upheaval caused by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade came aftershocks of worry about what could come next. Could, as Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his concurring opinion, same-sex marriage get lined up in the court’s crosshairs as a future target? Contraception? Interracial marriage?
Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022 Heidi Stevens: The world is on fire. Why are we debating people's right to marry who they love? I thought, naively it turns out, we might get to a point in my lifetime where we stop saying same-sex marriage. Where we just say marriage.
Reason · Jul 21, 2022 Five Thoughts About The Respect for Marriage Act Today the Respect for Marriage Act passed the House by an unexpectedly large margin. And there is movement afoot to see if the bill will garner ten Republican votes to break a Senate filibuster. Ilya addressed the bill here. I'd like to add five more thoughts. First, one of the…
Reason · Jul 19, 2022 Congress Considers Gay Marriage Bill To Avoid a Future Supreme Court Showdown Passing an actual law is a good and proper way of enshrining recognition.