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Supreme Court Formally Asked To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Supreme Court Formally Asked To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

The Supreme Court may consider the possibility of overturning marriage rights for same-sex couples. Former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis , who was jailed in 2015 after refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples, has filed an appeal in hopes of persuading the court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that allowed same-sex marriages nationwide 10 years ago. In a petition for writ of certiorari she filed in July, Davis said the First Amendment gives her the right to deny marriage certificates on religious grounds. Per ABC News , Davis said the court was “egregiously wrong” when it allowed same-sex marriage in the Obergefell vs Hodges decision. What did Kim Davis say in her petition to the Supreme Court about gay marriage? “The mistake must be corrected,” Davis’ attorney Mathew Staver wrote in the petition. The attorney said Davis, who is one of a few people who has legal standing to challenge the case, is “the first individual in the Republic’s history who was jailed for...

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