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Marriage Equality Faces Threats on 10-Year Obergefell Anniversary

Recent state bills alongside conservative justices’ comments have raised doubts about the security of national marriage equality protections.

Demonstrators stand in front of a rainbow flag of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The Supreme Court is set to hear historic arguments in cases that could make same-sex marriage the law of the land. The justices are meeting Tuesday to offer the first public indication of where they stand in the dispute over whether states can continue defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, or whether the Constitution gives gay and lesbian couples the right to marry.
In this June 26, 2015 file photo, a man holds a US and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Plaintiff Jim Obergefell holds a photo of his late husband John Arthur as he speaks to members of the media after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Nationwide support for same-sex marriage has reached 68% according to June 2025 Gallup polling, though support falls to 41% among Republicans.
  • Republican lawmakers in at least ten states have introduced resolutions and bills urging the Supreme Court to reconsider or weaken Obergefell v. Hodges.
  • The 2022 Respect for Marriage Act mandates federal and interstate recognition of same-sex unions but stops short of requiring states to license such marriages.
  • Conservative justices on the Supreme Court, including Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, have signaled openness to revisiting the Obergefell decision, prompting advocacy warnings.
  • A Williams Institute analysis estimates 823,000 married same-sex couples in the U.S. alongside $5.9 billion in wedding spending over the past decade.