The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a case that would have overturned marriage equality.
Without comment, the justices decided not to hear an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
According to the Associated Press, Davis wanted the court to overturn a lower-court ruling that ordered her to pay $360,000 in damages and attorney’s fees to a gay couple denied a marriage license. She asked the court not only to reverse the judgment against her, but to overturn marriage equality.
Davis’ challenge came amid renewed efforts in at least nine states to restrict marriage rights for LGBTQ+ people, part of a broader push by some conservatives to return the issue to the states.
Public opinion on same-sex marriage remains largely favorable, with Gallup showing 70% support in 2025, up from 60% in 2015, though Republican support has dropped to 41%.
