US EditionNorth Dakota Legislature close to asking US Supreme Court to undo landmark same-sex marriage ruling
- North Dakota lawmakers are close to being the first state to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its same-sex marriage ruling, which has been in place for ten years.
- The resolution, backed by MassResistance, passed in the House but requires uncertain Senate approval.
- Several Republican representatives later expressed regret about their votes, stating it sends a negative message about marriage validity.
- Democratic Senator Ryan Braunberger criticized the measure as harmful to North Dakotans and representative of a religious viewpoint, raising concerns about its implications on the Establishment Clause.
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North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling
The North Dakota Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution that would have asked the Supreme Court to revisit its landmark 2015 ruling on marriage equality. Senators voted 31-16 against the resolution, introduced in January by Republican state Rep. Bill Tveit. It would have called on the Supreme Court to overturn its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges…
North Dakota Senate rejects resolution seeking to overturn marriage equality
The North Dakota Senate has rejected a resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality. The state Senate voted Thursday to reject a resolution that would have urged the nation's highest court to reconsider its 2015 ruling establishing marriage equality, Obergefell v. Hodges. The resolution, which was approved by the state House of Representatives, failed to pass the Senate in a 16-31 vote after only ten minutes of debate.“…
Lawmakers Soon May Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. (File photo by Will Dunham/REUTERS) North Dakota lawmakers are on the verge of making their state the first to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decade-old ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Similar efforts — which would not have any direct sway with the nation’s top courts — have been introduced in a handful of states this year. North Dakota’s resolution passed the Republi…
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