Obergefell v. Hodges

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Kim Davis (at right) is pictured here in 2015, when she served as clerk of the courts in Rowan County, Kentucky. Citing a sincere religious objection, Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Kim Davis, who refused to certify same-sex marriages, asks Supreme Court to hear case

Jul 31, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A former county clerk in Kentucky who made headlines in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples... Read more

Idaho State Capitol building, Boise.

10 years after Obergefell, state legislators fight uphill battle against same-sex marriage

Jul 12, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

In 2025, lawmakers in several states introduced resolutions that urged the Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 ruling in Obergefell... Read more

Marriage supporters rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, April 28, 2015.

Obergefell 10 years later: The cultural impact of same-sex marriage and where it stands

Jun 26, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

A decade after SCOTUS handed down the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, some polling has shown that the trend might be... Read more

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Senate advances same-sex marriage bill amid religious freedom concerns

Nov 16, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

The “Respect for Marriage Act,” if ultimately signed into law by President Joe Biden, would repeal the Defense of Marriage... Read more

Here’s what would happen if America's Catholic outreach disappeared

Jul 14, 2015

By Mary Farrow

A few months ago, Erin McCroy was walking the streets of Denver with Murphy, a 20-something missionary with Christ in... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver, Colorado.

Anti-Catholic history in US shows Church has survived and will continue, historian says

Jul 1, 2015

By Matt Hadro

As bishops warn of current threats to religious liberty in the United States, Catholics can take heart that such challenges... Read more

Religious liberty supporters outside the Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., June 26, 2015.

Marriage has had its day at Court, but religious freedom could soon follow

Jun 27, 2015

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

Friday’s Supreme Court ruling against the traditional understanding of marriage may pose huge obstacles to the free exercise of religion... Read more

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US bishops encourage Catholics to maintain witness to the truth of marriage

Jun 26, 2015

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

Catholics are called to witness to the truth of marriage despite the Supreme Court of the United States recognizing a... Read more

Supporters of marriage join protests in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, April 28, 2015.

Supreme Court doesn't tip hand: asks tough questions of both sides in marriage case

Apr 28, 2015

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

U.S. Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both plaintiffs and respondents at oral arguments on Tuesday in a possibly... Read more