RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The United States Supreme Court may take up a case that could potentially lead to the overturning of the landmark Obergefell ruling, the case that legalized nationwide same-sex marriage in 2015.

The challenge is coming from a former court clerk that made headlines in 2015 for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples. She’s now asking the Supreme Court to rehear arguments in the case, which could lead to them overturning the decision. Same sex marriage rights could then fall into the hands of individual states.

Equality NC, an LGBTQ+ rights group, says it’s disheartening that these marriages could be on the chopping block.

“It’s an institution that our community has been seeking to be a part of, to build our families, to build just different benefits like part

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