Laws are produced by legislation. The states all have current law in regards to marriage. These current laws still stand. A court "ruling" is only applicable to those whose case is before the court. What you refer to as "effective law" does not exist, as court rulings have variables due to the individual nature of each case being litigated. We need to FORCE those who wish to impose their will on us to do so one case at a time rather than concede to their argument that somehow by magic, the Supreme Court can legislate. We need to act according to OUR argument rather than react to theirs.
Roe v Wade
Other civil rights rulings...
We can argue “the law” point and I would probably agree with you. Effectively the SCOTUS has ruled, and we now have a legal finding that is going to be applied.
While we argue the finer points, the courts are moving ahead.
I am trying to address the reality of it. If I used some grammatically incorrect terms, I think you know what I mean enough for us to understand where each other are coming from.