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By Andrew Stanton and Jason Lemon. ET: This article was updated with additional information. Barrett responded to the concern, saying, "I think people who criticize the court, or who are outside the court, say a lot of different things. Legal experts previously told Newsweekhowever, they do not believe that case will lead to the overturning of same-sex marriage rights.

O'Donnell pointed to a passage in Barrett's new book in which she wrote that the Court has held "the rights to marry, engage in sexual intimacy, use birth control and raise children are fundamental," unlike rights to do and, suicide or obtain an abortion.

Barrett is viewed as a key swing vote on the bench. As ofmarriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of billion people (20% of the world's population). Former federal prosecutor Gene Rossi told Newsweek her comment indicates she may not be inclined to overturn same-sex marriage rights.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett was pressed in an interview with CBS News on concerns that the Supreme Court may overturn its landmark Obergefell same-sex marriage ruling fromresponding by saying critics "say a lot of different things. As the Supreme Court mulls over whether or not to take a case asking them to overturn the historic ruling, we’ve documented every step that has been taken in the past five years to threaten gay marriage in the U.S.

Same-Sex Marriage Around the World Sort through nearly 40 jurisdictions that have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. Jackson Women's Health Organization : "In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court's substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.

But again, the point that I make in the book is that we have to tune those things out. [] On June 26,the US Supreme Court ruled Same-sex marriage was once highly unpopular Less than 40 years ago, same-sex marriage was a deeply unpopular issue.

I want Americans to understand the law, and it's not just an opinion poll about whether the Supreme Court thinks something is good or whether the Supreme Court thinks something is bad," she said. Breaking News. Hodges about whether or not gay marriage is a right guaranteed by the US Constitution, and whether or not gay marriages performed gay states where it has been legalized must be recognized in states that ban the practice.

Hodgeswhich guaranteed the right for same-sex couples to marry nationwide. The Supreme Court has been asked to revisit the Obergefell decision by Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who garnered national attention by declining to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the decision.

Opinion My Turn All Opinion. Recommended For You. Related Podcasts. O'Donnell continued the line of questioning, pointing to a passage in her book where she described "rights to marry" as "fundamental. Rossi told Newsweek her latest comments indicate that she is "not inclined to overturn the right to same-sex marriage.

InThe General Social Survey showed that just about 1 in 10 U.S. adults “strongly agreed” or “agreed” with a statement that gay couples should have the right to marry. Barrett said in the CBS News interview: "What the court is trying to do is see what the American people have decided, and sometimes the American people have expressed themselves in the Constitution itself, which is our marriage law, sometimes in statutes, but the court should not be imposing its own values on the American people.

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Sign In. My Turn All Opinion. Although she is a conservative justice appointed by President Donald Trumpshe is viewed as a key swing vote on the High Court, as she has been willing to break from the other conservatives on some issues in the past. Davis made national headlines just two months after the Obergefell v.

If Obergefell were overturned, it could become illegal for gay couples to marry in the 32 states that still have bans on the books. Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage or same-gender marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex or gender.

Gay Marriage Legalized by US Supreme Court On Apr. 28,the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges decision when she defied a U. The Supreme Court could make a decision about whether to accept Davis' case in the coming months but has not indicated either way which way it is leaning.

Some justices like Clarence Thomas have signaled an openness to revisiting the case Obergefell v.