Obergefell v. Hodges – LGBTQ+ Marriage Case

Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. While once considered settled law, its future remains uncertain after Justice Clarence Thomas publicly suggested reconsideration in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s repeal.

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31 07, 2025

Gay SF Supervisor Sparks Backlash Over Plan to Repeal LGBTQ Equal Benefits Law

By JRL Charts|2025-07-31T03:50:15-07:00July 31st, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: gay san francisco news, LGBT Politics USA, lgbtq equal benefits law, matt dorsey, Obergefell v. Hodges, san francisco politics|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO — (July 31, 2025) — A proposal by openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey to dismantle the city’s landmark Equal Benefits Ordinance (EBO) has ignited a political firestorm within the LGBTQ+ community, raising concerns over potential erosion of hard-fought [...]

10 06, 2025

Southern Baptists Push to Ban Gay Marriage Nationwide

By JRL Charts|2025-08-02T10:02:17-07:00June 10th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: anti-gay marriage ban, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics and Advocacy News, LGBTQ rights, marriage equality, Obergefell v. Hodges, religious right, same-sex marriage, Southern Baptists|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics DALLAS, TX — (June 10, 2025) — In a major move, Southern Baptists have voted to endorse a nationwide ban on gay marriage and to press for the reversal of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. [...]

3 05, 2022

Chief Justice John Roberts Confirms Roe v Wade Draft Opinion is Real, Gay Marriage Is Next

By JRL Charts|2022-05-03T09:49:18-07:00May 3rd, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: gay marriage threat, Justice Roberts confirms Draft, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, lgbt politics, Obergefell v. Hodges, SCOTUS Conservatives overturn Roe v Wade, SCOTUS overturns Roe v wade|

WASHINGTON D.C. — (05-03-22) — U.S Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked majority opinion draft overturning Roe v. Wade. SCOTUS released a statement on Tuesday acknowledging Politico’s publication of the opinion draft, which has sparked outrage nationwide over the court's majority (5 Conservatives) voting to rollback of [...]

13 02, 2019

Tennessee Lawmakers Reintroduce Same-Sex Marriage Ban Bill

By JRL Charts|2019-02-13T00:40:35-08:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-lgbt, Jerry Sexton, lgbt politics, Natural Marriage Act, Obergefell v. Hodges, same-sex marriage ban, Senator Pody, Tennessee Republican, US Supreme Court|

NASHVILLE, TN — (02-13-19) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have proposed the Natural Marriage Act (HB0892) surely which is nothing more than a same-sex marriage ban. This is yet another game where republicans pull out the social issue card with the same bill they have been throwing around for more than two years in order [...]

26 06, 2017

Supreme Court Rules Gay Couples Entitled to Equal Treatment on Birth Certificates

By JRL Charts|2017-06-26T15:07:09-07:00June 26th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Arkansas Supreme Court, birth certificates, constitutional right, Gay couples, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr, lgbt politics, Obergefell v. Hodges, Pavan v. Smith, U.S Supreme Court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff WRiter WASHINGTON D.C — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday to reaffirmed its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right for same-sex marriage, ruling that states can not treat married same-sex couples differently from others in issuing birth certificates. As expected, the only dissents in the unsigned ruling were Justice Neil [...]

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