AG Dana Nessel Issues Statement on SCOTUS Denial to Hear Obergefell Challenge

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court denial in Kim Davis v. David Ermold, et al., a challenge to the landmark Obergefell decision which granted marriage equality nationwide: 

"I am relieved for today’s decision reaffirming same-sex couples’ continued right to dignity and protection under the law, but we cannot take those protections for granted. Members of this Supreme Court have already told us they are willing to overturn Obergefell. It’s only a matter of time before they do. Today’s victory allows us a reprieve, an opportunity to bring our state Constitution into alignment with the protections our residents are entitled to and have enjoyed for more than a decade. Now is the time to act."