WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the landmark decision that expanded marriage rights to same-sex couples.
The request comes from a former Kentucky clerk who lost her job and spent six days in jail for refusing to issue a marriage certificate to a same-sex couple.
The filing argues that the decision was based on a “fiction of substance due process,” drawing a parallel to the court’s revisitation of Roe v. Wade in 2022. That decision established the right to an abortion.
The Idaho legislature passed a resolution this year urging the Supreme Court to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
Meanwhile, the Montana legislature considered two bills on marriage equality this session, but neither passed. One aimed to protect same-sex marriage in the state constitution, while the other echoed Idaho’s call to reverse marriage equality.
The docket for this case includes a petition with a reply from respondents due by early September. The discussion around marriage equality continues to evolve, with various state legislatures and courts weighing in on the issue.
