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Amy Coney Barrett Says Same-Sex Marriage Has ‘Concrete Reliance Interests’
Justice Amy Coney Barrett told the New York Times’s Ross Douthat the Supreme Court’s landmark same-sex marriage decision generated “concrete reliance interests,” a factor courts traditionally consider when determining whether to overturn precedent.
A push to ditch Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban hinges on this year’s elections
“Marriage equality advocates say there’s an urgent need to overturn the legacy ban as civil rights come under threat.”
Mary Bonauto, trailblazing attorney in Obergefell case, maintains faith in marriage equality
“Obergefell has been easy to implement. It has been positive for couples. It has not resulted in litigation. And it’s widely supported across demographics, including Republicans.”
Same-sex marriage has overwhelming support. Supreme Court should let ruling stand.
In this op-ed, Mary Bonauto and Marc Solomon write, “We have two decades of evidence that marriage equality has helped millions of people across America.”
The Supreme Court blessed same-sex marriage 10 years ago.
“It’s been transformative for so many people to be able to have a family that is recognized as a family under law,” said Mary Bonauto, who argued in favor of marriage equality before the Supreme Court and is senior director of civil rights and legal strategies at GLAD Law in Boston.
I was the named 'opposition' in Obergefell v. Hodges. I've never been happier to lose.
Ten years ago, my name was one of the two associated with one of the most significant Supreme Court cases in modern history: Obergefell v. Hodges. The outcome granted same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide, transforming the lives of so many in a deeply personal and profoundly legal way.
Ten Years In, Same-Sex Marriage Is Part of American Life.
On the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally, supporters say they are secure but also wary and watchful.