North Dakota Senate Rejects Resolution to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

The North Dakota Senate has rejected a resolution that sought to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The resolution was defeated in a 31-16 vote, with at least two dozen Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the measure. Many advocates criticized the resolution as discriminatory, emphasizing that it undermined equal treatment under the law for same-sex couples. Notably, the vote was not recorded as a roll call, leaving individual senators' positions unknown. This decision occurs as public support for same-sex marriage remains high, with a recent Gallup poll indicating that 69% of Americans favor it. The resolution had previously passed the House with a narrower margin of 52-40, highlighting the divide on social issues within the state legislature.