Judges in the state of Texas who refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on their sincerely held religious beliefs will no longer face disciplinary action for doing so

Texas judges will no longer face penalties if they opt out of performing same-sex marriages if the practice violates their religious beliefs, the state’s highest court ruled. The Texas Supreme Court added a comment to the state’s judicial conduct code declaring that judges who “publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely

The court said judges who refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on "sincerely held religious beliefs" do not violate the state’s rules.

The Supreme Court of Texas has issued issued an order to amend state code to clarify that judges are permitted to refrain from performing weddings based on their sincerely held religious beliefs. The legal change was implemented as two major cases related to the issue are before different courts.

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The Texas Supreme Court issued a change to the state's ethics rules for judges. It paves the way for judges to refuse to perform same-sex marriages

Same-sex marriage became legal nationwide more than a decade ago after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that recognized the constitutional right of same-sex couples

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It is not a violation of these canons for a judge to publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely held religious belief,” the Texas Supreme Court ruled.

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