Here’s what it means now
- The States get to decide how to regulate, or outlaw, abortion.
- It might be banned or very difficult to get in certain states.
- Other precedents set by previous Supreme Court decisions could be revisited.
- LGTBQ+ rights such as same-sex sex and same-sex marriage
- Access to contraception
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United States v. Windsor = struck down DOMA “Defense of Marriage Act” - this was a federal statute that defined marriage for all Federal purposes as a legal union between one man and one women.
- After this case, there was Federal recognition and benefits for same-sex marriages (in states that allowed it).
- Obergefell v. Hodges = legalization of gay marriage in all 50 states
- Federal recognition for benefits from the Windsor case even if Obergefell is overturned if you’re already married.
- If you’re already married, it’s highly unlikely that your marriage will be invalidated if Obergefell is overturned.
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Griswold v. Connecticut = overruled the law as an invasion of the right to privacy
- Connecticut law banned the use of any contraception for married couples
- Lawerence v. Texas = invalidated sodomy laws across the United States, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every State.
- The Supreme Court secured marriage equality with Obergefell NOT parental rights!
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