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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Kim Davis’s appeal seeking to overturn same-sex marriage rights, leaving the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling intact.
Perspectives: Same-sex marriage at risk as high court convenes
Justice Clarence Thomas and allies may have the votes to revisit Obergefell as the Supreme Court considers Kim Davis’s appeal challenging same-sex marriage.
Perspectives: Could Obergefell, rooted here, be next to fall?
On its 10th anniversary, Obergefell v. Hodges faces renewed threats as states push symbolic resolutions to overturn same-sex marriage protections.
Same-sex marriage is under renewed attack
Same-sex marriage, which the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 legalized nationwide in the case known as Obergefell v. Hodges, is facing resurgent hostility.
Kahn, Loon coast against activist challengers
Two legislative mainstays win primary election challenges as voters appear to be in no mood to stir things up.
Gay marriage faces small-business backlash
What's at stake following the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision is how the country will reconcile deep-seated disagreements over competing rights to religious exercise, free speech and equal treatment.
Same-sex marriage money flows quietly
A relative handful of individuals lead the donor pack.
Republican activists push party on gay marriage
Some Republicans are pushing the party to drop its opposition to same-sex unions, part of a broader campaign to get the GOP to appeal to younger voters by de-emphasizing social issues.
Rep. Karen Clark on the front lines of the marriage battle
Rep. Karen Clark has authored a House bill to legalize gay marriage — a bill that DFL caucus leaders now believe has votes enough to pass. In her three decades in office, Clark has driven many changes in the state, and not just in the realm of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.
Marriage polls have infidelity problem
Recent polling has suggested that the vote on the proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage is going to be extremely close. A survey released Monday by Public Policy Polling showed that 49 percent of respondents were opposed to the marriage amendment, while 46 percent supported it.
Minnesotans United for All Families’ 2012 fundraising haul: $5.96 million
The main group opposing the proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage has raised $2.56 million since the close of the pre-primary reporting period in July. Since the group's founding after the marriage amendment was passed by state legislators in 2011, the group has raised by $8.2 million.
Poll: Opinion shifting against marriage amendment
A survey from Public Policy Polling released Tuesday shows 49 percent of respondents oppose the amendment.
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