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Obergefell v. Hodges

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More than two dozen U.S. states have statutes described as 'trigger' laws that would restrict recognition of same-sex marriage if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).
June 26, 2023 medium statistical
State-level statutes that could be activated or gain effect if a controlling federal precedent were overturned.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion, and Justice Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in Dobbs suggested the Court should reconsider other substantive due process precedents including Obergefell v. Hodges.
June 24, 2022 high legal
Dobbs reshaped constitutional precedent on substantive due process and prompted discussion about revisiting other rights.
In Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court held that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
June 26, 2015 high temporal
Supreme Court ruling establishing marriage equality as a constitutional right.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) held that the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry.
June 26, 2015 high legal
Supreme Court constitutional ruling on marriage equality
In Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), four U.S. Supreme Court justices dissented from the Court's majority decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
June 26, 2015 high temporal
The 5-4 decision produced four dissenting justices.
In 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage nationwide.
June 26, 2015 high legal
Supreme Court constitutional ruling establishing nationwide marriage equality.
The Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
2015 high temporal
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality
The Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges produced a four-justice dissent, and Chief Justice John Roberts authored a dissenting opinion.
2015 high temporal
Composition of opinions in the Obergefell decision