Richard Blumenthal Lawrence V (V) Texas Same-sex marriage Richard Blumenthal Lawrence V (V) Texas

Barrett Won’t Budge From No Comment on Whether She’d Overturn Same-sex Marriage

Reading now: 954
thegavoice.com

Amy Coney Barrett, concluding her confirmation hearing for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, continued to have no comment Wednesday on whether she’d overturn LGBTQ rights decisions, including the milestone Lawrence v.

Texas ruling decriminalizing same-sex relations or the Obergefell ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. Under questioning from Sen.

Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Barrett refused to say whether or not the decisions were correctly decided, consistent with her other responses before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I’ve said throughout the hearing that I can’t grade precedent, in the words of Justice Kagan, give it a thumbs up or a thumbs down,” she replied.

Read more on thegavoice.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA