In a direct challenge to one of the most significant civil rights rulings of the 21st century, former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis has formally petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Davis’s petition stems from a lawsuit where she was found liable for damages for refusing to issue marriage licenses based on her religious beliefs. Her lawyers argue that the Court should reverse its precedent, asserting that Obergefell was "egregiously wrong" and "on a collision course with the Constitution from the day it was decided."

The Supreme Court has temporarily shielded the Voting Rights Act (VRA) from a lower court ruling that threatened to gut a key enforcement provision of the landmark civil rights law. In a brief order, the justices paused a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit that would have barred private individuals and organizations from suing under Section 2 of the Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

The Trump administration has escalated a legal battle over the termination of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, asking the Supreme Court to step in and halt a lower court's order that compels the continued funding of research projects linked to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology.