Supreme Court Asked to Overturn Landmark Same-sex Marriage Decision

Aug 12, 2025 | The vast majority of Americans now believe same-sex couples should have the right to get married. But there are some new signs of a brewing backlash this year, and a very different Supreme Court could, at least in theory, take away what it gave same-sex partners 10 years ago in its landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision.

The conservative court will have an opportunity to do that if it takes up an appeal filed last month by Kim Davis, a former county clerk from Kentucky who drew nationwide attention when she defied court orders and refused to issue marriage licenses in 2015. Davis is directly asking the court to overturn Obergefell.

CNN's Pamela Brown speaks with Tom Dupree, former deputy assistant Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration.