Supreme Court Rejects Obergefell Challenge

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Mark Joseph Stern

@mjsdc.bsky.social

New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

DAVIS, KIM V. ERMOLD, DAVID, ET AL.
The motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a
brief as amicus curiae out of time is denied. The petition for
a writ of certiorari is denied.

November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM

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Steve Vladeck

@stevevladeck.bsky.social

#BREAKING: Over no public dissents, #SCOTUS denies Kim Davis's petition asking the justices to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (which recognized federal constitutional protections for same-sex marriage):

www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

www.supremecourt.gov

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New York Times

Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.

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ACLU

@aclu.org

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.

Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM

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Chris Geidner

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.

25-125 DAVIS, KIM V. ERMOLD, DAVID, ET AL.
The motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a
brief as amicus curiae out of time is denied. The petition for
a writ of certiorari is denied.

November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM

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Phil Lewis

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The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide

Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-sex Marriage Nationwide

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

www.huffpost.com

November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM

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The Wall Street Journal

Supreme Court declines to reconsider same-sex marriage decision

The court said it wouldn’t take up an appeal seeking to overturn a 2015 ruling that gave same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry.

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Jonathan H. Adler

@jadler1969.bsky.social

The Supreme Court denied the petition asking it to reconsider same-sex marriage. There was no noted dissent. This should not come as a surprise to anyone (and if you were surprised, perhaps reconsider your sources of court commentary).

November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM

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Timothy McBride

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Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Same-Sex Marriage Decision www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Same-Sex Marriage Decision

The court said it wouldn’t take up an appeal seeking to overturn a 2015 ruling that gave same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry.

www.wsj.com

November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM

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Cas Ⓜ️udde

@casmudde.bsky.social

I did not see this coming and I'll take it... happily! 🏳️‍🌈

US supreme court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage

Justices turn away appeal from former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples

www.theguardian.com

November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Laia Balcells

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This is so important.

ACLU @aclu.org · 4h

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.

Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Supreme Court rejects challenge to gay marriage decision www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...

Supreme Court rejects challenge to gay marriage decision

It signals that, for now, same-sex marriage remains settled law.

www.axios.com

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David S. Cohen

@dsc250.bsky.social

Good! But not at all surprising. The media run-up to this was unnecessarily inflammatory.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h

Breaking news: The Supreme Court has declined to consider a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling

The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.

www.washingtonpost.com

November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM

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The Associated Press

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

bit.ly

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Norbert Schwarz

@nschwarz.bsky.social

Same sex marriage stands. For now.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Same-Sex Marriage Decision

The court said it wouldn’t take up an appeal seeking to overturn a 2015 ruling that gave same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry.

www.wsj.com

November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM

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Samantha Brennan

@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent

Phew

www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...

Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...

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Kathryn A Phillips PhD

@kathrynp-phd.bsky.social

Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision

www.nytimes.com

November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM

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Karly Kingsley

@karlykingsley.bsky.social

SCOTUS declined to hear the challenge meant to overturn Obergefell. Which means marriage equality stays. Heritage Foundation and other Christian nationalists were counting on this case to roll back rights. Welp…Not today!

November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM

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Elsie the Fall WeatherFox

@weatherfox64.bsky.social

Hey, have some *good* political news this morning: SCOTUS has declined to hear a case that was viewed as a possible vehicle to overturn Obergefell and gay marriage:

apnews.com/article/supr...

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

apnews.com

November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM

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The Washington Post

@washingtonpost.com

Breaking news: The Supreme Court has declined to consider a challenge to its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

The challenge came from a county clerk who stopped issuing marriage licenses shortly after the ruling.

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to landmark gay marriage ruling

The announcement indicates there is not an appetite among the high court’s conservative majority to revisit one of the court’s most significant decisions in recent years.

www.washingtonpost.com

November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM

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