We don’t know how the Supreme Court is going to rule in Obergefell v. Hodges. However, some are already suggesting that the Court should be careful and not go too far too fast, for fear of a backlash or a surge in anti-gay opinion. … Research on public opinion allows […] Read more »
No Cost for Extremism
… The GOP’s great right migration is the biggest story in American politics of the past 40 years. And it’s not just limited to Congress: GOP presidents have gotten steadily more conservative, too; conservative Republicans increasingly dominate state politics; and the current Republican appointees on the Supreme Court are among […] Read more »
Here’s one way marriage equality is no longer like Loving or Roe
Here at the Monkey Cage, I’ve attempted to put the Supreme Court’s consideration of same-sex marriage rights into perspective by comparing public opinion on the issue to two other social controversies addressed by the Court in landmark decisions in the past: interracial marriage (in Loving v. Virginia, 1967) and abortion […] Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Americans evenly split on gay marriage case
… According to the new AP-GfK poll, nearly half of Americans favor laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. Just over a third are opposed. But Americans are split down the middle on what action the Supreme Court should take when it rules on the marriage case later this […] Read more »
Obergefell V. Hodges May Go Down In History As Landmark Civil Rights Case
… Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with Harvard Law School professor Michael Klarman about the significance of Obergefell v. Hodges and where it fits in with other landmark Supreme Court cases, such as Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. Here & Now Recent polls: Same-sex marriage Read more »
Opponents of Gay Marriage Ponder Strategy as Issue Reaches Supreme Court
… As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on same-sex marriage next Tuesday, the nation seems more ready to accept it than many imagined even a year ago. But divisions remain, and while more than half of Americans now endorse the idea, about one-third say they oppose it, according […] Read more »