GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Talk around same-sex marriage in the United States made new headlines this month, after the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that guaranteed the right to same-sex marriage nationwide.
The fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, and with it the nationwide constitutional protection for abortions first decided in the 1970s, has since made many wary and skeptical of court precedent.
The possibility of Obergefell being overturned has had many asking what it would mean for their marriages - especially in a state like Michigan where the state constitution may conflict with new federal law.
So what would a post- Obergefell A merica mean for same-sex couples in Michigan? Let's verify.
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