US Supreme Court may reconsider same-sex marriage ruling

The US Supreme Court has set a date to consider whether it will hear a case challenging same-sex marriage.⁠

⁠Back in July, Kim Davis - who made headlines in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples - filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, appealing two past verdicts that ordered her to pay $100,000 to one of the same-sex couples she denied a marriage license to, and $250,000 in attorney fees.⁠

⁠The filing also urged the Court to overturn the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, calling it “grounded entirely on the legal fiction of substantive due process.” Davis further claimed that the 2015 decision forced her to choose “between her religious beliefs and her job.”⁠

On 23 October, the Court announced that it had set a date to consider whether to hear the challenge.⁠

⁠According to SCOTUSblog, the nine justices will meet in a private conference on 7 November.⁠

The blog noted that the Court usually grants reviews after two consecutive conferences. The upcoming hearing will be the first for Davis’ case. If the Court denies a review following its meeting on 7 November, an announcement could be released as soon as 10 November.⁠

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