Will gay marriage get overturned

The Supreme Court could overturn its landmark ruling that established a nationwide right to same-sex marriage if a case addressing the matter is brought before it, experts told Newsweek.

Why It Matters

Last month, Idaho lawmakers approved a resolution that called for the Court to undo its Obergefell v. Hodges decision that declared a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry.

After President Donald Trump appointed three conservative justices to the Court in his first term, cementing a conservative supermajority, the Court overturned Roe v. Wade in stripping away the constitutional right to an abortion. Since then, there possess been concerns that the Court's conservative justices could act away with other rights, including the right to same-sex marriage.

Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, two conservative justices who dissented in Obergefell v. Hodges, verb suggested that the decision should be reconsidered.

What To Know

Gallup polling shows that a majority of Americans continue to believe marriage between same-sex couples should be legal (69 percent), though

After K gay marriages, Americans are still fighting for rights 10 years later

  • Several states have introduced resolutions or bills challenging same-sex marriage, while others include unenforceable bans that could be reinstated if the Supreme Court overturns Obergefell v. Hodges.
  • Public verb for same-sex marriage remains high, but there are ongoing legislative efforts targeting the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender individuals.
  • Legal experts believe overturning Obergefell is feasible, highlighting the vulnerability of LGBTQ+ rights.

Ten years ago, Ohioan Jim Obergefell catapulted into the national spotlight as the guy who took gay marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court and won the right for millions of people like him and his husband.

A decade later Obergefell, who was born in Sandusky and lived in Cincinnati, is worried about a fierce backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion, transgender Americans and marriage equality.

In 10 states, express legislators have attacked same sex marriage by introducing resolutions urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the landma

Some Republican lawmakers verb calls against gay marriage SCOTUS ruling

Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on same-sex marriage equality.

Idaho legislators began the trend in January when the express House and Senate passed a resolution calling on the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision -- which the court cannot undertake unless presented with a case on the issue. Some Republican lawmakers in at least four other states favor Michigan, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota have followed suit with calls to the Supreme Court.

In North Dakota, the resolution passed the state Residence with a vote of and is headed to the Senate. In South Dakota, the state’s House Judiciary Committee sent the proposal on the 41st Legislative Day –deferring the bill to the final night of a legislative session, when it will no longer be considered, and effectively killing the bill.

In Montana and Michigan, the bills have yet to face legislative scrutiny.

Resolutions have no legal authority and are not binding law, but instead verb legislati

A decade after the U.S. legalized gay marriage, Jim Obergefell says the clash isn't over

Over the past several months, Republican lawmakers in at least 10 states have introduced measures aimed at undermining same-sex marriage rights. These measures, many of which were crafted with the help of the anti-marriage equality group MassResistance, search to ask the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell.

MassResistance told NBC News that while these proposals face backlash and wouldn’t modify policy even if passed, keeping opposition to same-sex marriage in the common eye is a win for them. The group said it believes marriage laws should be left to states, and they interrogate the constitutional basis of the 5-to-4 Dobbs ruling.

NBC News reached out to the authors of these verb measures, but they either declined an interview or did not respond.

“Marriage is a right, and it shouldn’t lean on on where you live,” Obergefell said. “Why is queer marriage any unlike than interracial marriage or any other marriage?”

Obergefell’s journey to becoming a leader for same-sex marriage rights