Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, leaving the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision intact.
On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision. This refusal leaves the landmark ruling, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, intact.
Davis had sought to overturn a lower court's order requiring her to pay over $360,000 in damages and attorney's fees to a couple she denied a marriage license. She argued that her actions were protected under the First Amendment's free exercise of religion clause. However, lower courts rejected this defense, stating that government officials performing their duties cannot claim First Amendment protections for actions considered state conduct.
The Supreme Court's decision not to hear the case suggests a lack of interest among the justices in revisiting the Obergefell ruling. This outcome maintains the legal standing of same-sex marriage in the United States.
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