3 Ways Conservatives Can Fight Back Against Activist Supreme Court’s Marriage Decision

Looking for ways to fight back against the Supreme Court’s activist decision on marriage?

On Tuesday, Roger Severino, the director of the DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation, hosted a panel discussion on “Marriage at the Supreme Court: Post-Decision Analysis.”

The panel featured constitutional attorney Gene Schaerr, Carrie Severino, of the Judicial Crisis Network, and The Heritage Foundation’s own Ryan T. Anderson, William E. Simon senior research fellow.

The panelists analyzed the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, presenting it as an example of judicial activism rather than constitutional law.

They discussed the importance of building a stronger marriage culture and the need for new religious freedom protections at the state and federal levels.

The panel closed by addressing questions from audience members on a range of related issues.

• See Severino dissect the faulty jurisprudence underlying the majority opinion authored by Justice Kennedy and explain how future judicial activism can be prevented.

• Here Schaerr describes the growing risk of discrimination against people of faith who refuse to change their beliefs about marriage and how the federal First Amendment Defense Act and similar actions at the state level are appropriate responses.

•  Watch Anderson explain how supporters of marriage can follow the pro-life movement’s example and rebuild our marriage culture to effectively respond to the decision.

You can watch the entire panel discussion here.