The US Supreme Court is for the first time considering hearing a case that seeks to overturn its 2015 landmark ruling that extended marriage rights to same-sex couples.
While experts doubt the court will agree to hear the case, high-profile figures such as Hillary Clinton have warned that they expect it to overturn the nationwide right to gay marriage eventually, just as it did with the constitutional right to abortion in 2022.
Such cases are often examples of strategic litigation, in which political groups pursue their agenda through targeted court battles. Long used as a mobilisation strategy by progressive movements, the courts are now a key target for the US religious right.
