Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple in 2015, has been appealing a finding of liability surrounding that refusal (ABC News). Among assertions of protections under the First Amendment, Davis is also asking the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell (SCOTUSblog, Davis v. Ermold - Petition for Writ of Certiorari, see (3) under "QUESTIONS PRESENTED"). The question is only concerned with whether the US Supreme Court will agree to hear the case as to overturning Obergefell, and the question will close "No" upon the issuance of an order either denying certiorari or granting the petition to the exclusion of Question (3) (Cornell - Certiorari). For example, in Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist, the petitioner presented two questions in its petition for certiorari, but the Court only granted certiorari for one of the two questions presented (Hain Celestial Group v. Palmquist - Petition for Writ of Certiorari, see page "i," Supreme Court - Order List 28 April 2025, see 24-724 on page 1). If the Court reframes the question or questions presented to the exclusion of explicitly overturning Obergefell, the question will close "No."

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The question closed "No" with a closing date of 10 November 2025.

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