The Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort by Kentucky clerk Kim Davis to overturn the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Davis appealed after being ordered to pay $100,000 damages for denying a marriage license, arguing Obergefell v. Hodges infringes on religious liberty. The court’s brief order signals it will not revisit or undermine the landmark 5-4 decision, which guarantees equal marriage rights under the Constitution. But with Justice Thomas calling to revisit Obergefell and the court’s shifting conservative lean, future challenges to LGBTQ+ rights remain possible. Will marriage equality withstand the evolving judicial landscape? More: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/supreme-court-declines-to-reconsider-same-sex-marriage-decision-0c01b1a5?st=Ph8oP1&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink #LGBTQ #MarriageEquality #SupremeCourt #Obergefell #LegalRights #ConservativeJudiciary