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A look at pending legislation to protect same-sex marriages
2 years, 4 months ago

A look at pending legislation to protect same-sex marriages

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Respect for Marriage Act, now pending in the Senate, would ensure that same-sex marriages are still legally recognized nationwide if the Supreme Court were to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that declared a constitutional right for gay couples to wed. If the bill were passed and Obergefell were later overturned, some states could stop issuing …

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House passes same-sex marriage bill in response to Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

House passes same-sex marriage bill in response to Supreme Court

LA Times  

Del Martin, left, slips a ring onto the finger of Phyllis Lyon during a wedding officiated by then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in June 2008. The U.S. House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade’s guarantee of abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by …

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Decision Destroying Roe Threatens Legal Right To Interracial Marriage, Experts Warn
2 years, 6 months ago

Decision Destroying Roe Threatens Legal Right To Interracial Marriage, Experts Warn

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The legal right not only to same-sex marriage but also to interracial marriage — which reaches even further back in American history — is now at risk with the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and its profound upending of decades of basic rights, experts warn. Vice President Kamala Harris, whose own marriage is interracial, …

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The Supreme Court’s Next Target Is Marriage Equality. It Won’t Be the Last.
2 years, 6 months ago

The Supreme Court’s Next Target Is Marriage Equality. It Won’t Be the Last.

Slate  

The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday overruling Roe v. Wade is a devastating blow to individual autonomy and women’s equality, a horrific assault on liberty that will inflict unspeakable suffering and death in the states that are already criminalizing abortion. In Dobbs, though, Justice Sam Alito flatly rejected this vision of ever-evolving liberty: For the court to recognize unenumerated rights, …

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Clarence Thomas argues overturning Roe warrants SCOTUS to ‘reconsider’ landmark cases legalising same-sex marriage and relationships, contraception
2 years, 6 months ago

Clarence Thomas argues overturning Roe warrants SCOTUS to ‘reconsider’ landmark cases legalising same-sex marriage and relationships, contraception

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Friday, in his concurrent opinion to Dobbs v. …

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Op-Ed: A retro reading of the Constitution imperils many rights beyond abortion
2 years, 7 months ago

Op-Ed: A retro reading of the Constitution imperils many rights beyond abortion

LA Times  

The Bill of Rights clarifies that there are rights not listed in the Constitution. The 9th Amendment explicitly acknowledges their existence, stating that the “enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” And the Supreme Court has held that the right to travel across state lines and the …

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Advocates worry other rights at risk if court overturns Roe
2 years, 7 months ago

Advocates worry other rights at risk if court overturns Roe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Little doubt remains about what the Supreme Court plans to do with Roe v. Wade. “This is about a lot more than abortion,” President Joe Biden warned Wednesday, saying the court’s draft opinion could jeopardize same-sex marriage, access to contraception and LGBTQ rights. The current Supreme Court abortion case specifically concerns a Mississippi law that bans abortion after …

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These 3 Supreme Court decisions could be at risk after Roe v. Wade was overturned
2 years, 7 months ago

These 3 Supreme Court decisions could be at risk after Roe v. Wade was overturned

NPR  

These 3 Supreme Court decisions could be at risk after Roe v. Wade was overturned Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end the nationwide right to abortion has sparked speculation — including by President Biden — that other landmark rulings could now be on shakier ground, including those that …

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