Justice Alito Says Obergefell Stands

Justice Samuel Alito said he does not expect the Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 ruling recognizing same-sex marriage. He made the comments in interviews promoting his forthcoming book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court and Our Country. Alito wrote the 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade and held that the Constitution does not guarantee abortion rights. He described Dobbs as requiring judicial courage and said he did not regret writing it. Alito said the leaked Dobbs draft endangered justices, after protests outside conservative justices’ homes and an assassination attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The book was scheduled for release Tuesday.