On Monday Nov. 10, 2025, the Supreme court declined a petition brought forward by Kim Davis, a former Kentucky County Clerk who gained national attention after failing to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples. 

The petition was to revisit the decision made on Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide a decade ago.

Davis faced legal and financial consequences including a court order to pay over $300,000 to a couple she denied a marriage license to. 

Davis argued that giving a same-sex couple a marriage license was against her religious beliefs. 

The possible overturn of the uling that legaized same-sex marriagel worried members of the LGBTQIA community.  

As the Trump administration has been against the community in the  past such as removing protections for those in the community and removing health care protections  this raised a lot of uncertainty  about the future of marriage equality. 

The uncertainty of marriage equality protections prove that it’s important to keep informed and allow people to marry who they want. While the Supreme Court’s decision preserves the status quo for now, many argue that the debate highlights the fragility of rights the LGBTQIA+ community has fought for over decades.