Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Topple Same-Sex Marriage Rights

Supreme Court Declines Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Rights

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By Greg Stohr

November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM UTC

Updated on

November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM UTC

The US Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, turning away an appeal by a former Kentucky county clerk who was ordered to pay $360,000 for defying the ruling.

The justices without comment left intact a jury finding against Kim Davis, who drew national attention by halting all marriage licenses in Rowan County after the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.