The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates even though the justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision.

Supreme Court to weigh longshot bid to overturn same-sex marriage precedent By John Fritze 4 hr ago

The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates even though the justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision.

The pending appeal comes from Kim Davis, a former county clerk from Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court’s blockbuster 2015 decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, allowed same-sex couples to legally marry. Davis, who has fought her case for years, has directly asked the court to jettison that decision.

“The time has come,” Davis argued in a recent filing, for a "course correction

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    This SCOTUS has refused to hear, usually without comment, dozens of cases, and yes, even cases that could have gone against LGBT folks.

    Be shocked if they take this one. Her case is far too thin to set precedent on. Even if SCOTUS is hellbent on nullifying gay marriage, this ain’t the case they want.