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same-sex marriage
June 21, 2024
Talia Jane
Sotomayor Issues Dire Warning on Supreme Court Ruling on Noncitizens
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented in the Supreme Court’s latest marriage ruling—and warned that same-sex marriage will be next on the chopping block.
February 23, 2024
Tori Otten
Tennessee Governor Rolls Back Marriage Equality in Just Once Sentence
Republican Governor Bill Lee has rewritten the law on how to “solemnize” a marriage.
December 13, 2022
Tori Otten
Biden Signs Landmark Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage
The president officially signed the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriage.
December 8, 2022
Tori Otten
Full List of 169 Republicans Who Voted Against Protecting Same-Sex Marriage
The Respect for Marriage Act seeks to protect same-sex and interracial marriage. 169 Republicans voted against.
December 8, 2022
Tori Otten
House Passes Respect for Marriage Act Protecting Same-Sex Marriage
The House voted 258–169 to protect same-sex and interracial marriage.
November 29, 2022
Tori Otten
Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act Protecting Marriage Equality
The vote on the bill, which will protect same-sex marriage and interracial marriage, was 61–36.
November 16, 2022
Tori Otten
37 Republican Senators Tried To Stop the Marriage Equality Bill From Moving Forward
The Senate has cleared a major procedural hurdle on the bill, but not without opposition from Republicans.
September 15, 2022
Grace Segers
Delaying a Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t a Death Knell
The Senate won’t be voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage until after the election. But that doesn’t mean it won’t pass at all.
October 14, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
Amy Coney Barrett’s Gentle Deceptions
The Supreme Court nominee would have us believe she’s just a vessel for the law, but her rise to conservative power tells the real story.
December 16, 2015
Malcolm Thorndike Nicholson
The Intimate Story of a Gay-Marriage Pioneer
Michael McConnell and Jack Baker applied for their first marriage license 40 years ago, beginning a lifelong battle.
September 8, 2015
Samuel Bagenstos
Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Never Should Have Gone to Jail
July 7, 2015
Brian Beutler
Obama’s Agenda Is Helping Hillary by Cornering Republicans
June 29, 2015
David H. Gans
A Term to Remember
The Supreme Court gave us a historic year for liberty and equality
June 26, 2015
Brian Beutler
Why Conservatives Should Praise God for the Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Decision
June 26, 2015
The New Republic Staff
The New Republic’s Campaign for Marriage Equality
June 24, 2015
Michael Lindenberger
The Vanishing Terrain of Gay America
A writer returns to the city where he was raised—and exiled—to find what was lost when gay life entered the mainstream
February 9, 2015
Cristian Farias
The Supreme Court Refused to Stop Gay Marriage in Alabama. But the State's Governor and Chief Justice Are Refusing to Listen.
October 14, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Was the Vatican Shift on Same-Sex Marriage Really An 'Earthquake'?
October 7, 2014
Brian Beutler
The Scariest Reaction to SCOTUS's Gay-Marriage Bombshell Wasn't From Ted Cruz
April 9, 2014
Brian Beutler
Conservatives Fear Same-Sex Marriage Opponents Will Be Purged. Here's Why They're Wrong
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