The Republican commentator says warnings about the Supreme Court reversing same-sex marriage rights are unfounded.
By John Riley on October 31, 2025
David Urban, a Republican strategist and CNN commentator, has written an op-ed accusing Democrats of fear-mongering for suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court might overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
“hyperpartisan liberals” of trying to “sow fear and discontent”
In his USA Today op-ed, Urban claims that the Supreme Court could not reverse its own precedent and strike down the 2015 ruling — a move that would immediately reinstate same-sex marriage bans still on the books in 32 states.
Author's summary: David Urban accuses Democrats of fear-mongering.