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Gay marriage in Michigan: Lawmakers push to codify rights banned by state constitution

LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - If it wasn't for the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, gay marriage would be illegal in Michigan, but articulate lawmakers are functional to change that.

Though Obergefell legalized homosexual marriages nationwide, there is no current state law guaranteeing the same right. Meanwhile,there are fears that the Supreme Court may grab another look at the ruling and overturn it, prefer it did with Roe v. Wade. 

In , Michigan voters approved the addition of language to the state constitution stating that "the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement established as a marriage or similar union for any purpose." 

If the Obergefell decision were overturned, gay marriage in Michigan would be illegal - unless the current ban is amended.

Codifying gay marriage in Michigan

State Rep. Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor) and other lawmakers have been pushing to adjust the amendment and codify gay marriage in Michigan.

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Same-sex marriage in Michigan: 9 questions, answers to realize as advocates worry

Ten years ago today, on June 26, , the U.S. Supreme Court declared homosexual marriage a constitutional right, so why are advocates of marriage equality increasingly worried?

With President Donald Trump attacking the existence of transgender Americans, many gays and lesbians are fearful they will become a target, too. Most specifically, they fear the court's decision on gay marriage will be overturned.

“I consider it’s a legitimate worry considering this United States Supreme Court was willing to overturn close to 50 years of legal precedent in the Roe v. Wade decision," said Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan's LGBTQ Project.

Two conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices possess said the court's verdict on Obergefell v. Hodges, which allowed gay marriage, needs to be reviewed. State legislators, including in Michigan, have introduced resolutions urging the Supreme Court to overturn its homosexual marriage decision. And recently, at its annual conference, the Southern B

Michigan lawmaker wants to overturn homosexual marriage

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    Gay marriage isn't safe in Michigan: There's 1 thing we need to carry out to protect it. | Opinion

    State Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, has introduced a resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that found state bans against same-sex marriage unconstitutional. At a press conference Tuesday, Schriver declared that Obergefell “defaced the definition of marriage, undermined our God-given rights, increased persecution of Christians and bewildered the American family structure.” Schriver's resolution has six co-sponsors.

    First and foremost, this resolution is non-binding, and carries no legal weight.

    Even if the House passes it, it will not actually do anything to overturn Obergefell. It’s more a statement of the values of Schriver and his co-sponsors than anything else.

    But that part is key ― it is incredibly alarming that, 10 years after the marriage equality ruling, elected Michigan Republicans are revving up their base to strike it. This could direct to a political movement to bring a case to overturn it before a now-more-conservative