Respect for Marriage Act
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court heard a case called Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. They ruled that abortion was not a fundamental right under the Constitution. This allowed states to ban abortion. It reversed another court case from 1973, Roe v. Wade which said that abortion was a fundamental right. Six judges agreed with the decision in Dobbs, and three did not. Clarence Thomas was one of the judges who agreed. He wrote that, just as abortion was not protected, same-sex marriage may not be protected. Some people thought the same argument could be used against interracial marriage.