Republican lawmakers block push to end same-sex marriage via Supreme Court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : However, same-sex marriage rights were bolstered in late 2022 when Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed into law, the Respect for Marriage Act.
52% : A 2024 Gallup poll found that 69 percent of Americans support legal same-sex marriage, with more support among Democrats than Republicans.
50% : It found that 83 percent of Democrats support same-sex marriage, 74 percent of independents, and 46 percent of Republicans.
46% : In addition to the North Dakota resolution, MassResistance, a self-described "pro-family activist organization," has backed resolutions in multiple states aimed at challenging the legality of same-sex marriage in an effort to overturn Obergefell.
43% : Why It Matters June marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Obergefell, which ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry and that states cannot prohibit them.
42% : This resolution was a bigoted and unpopular view on same-sex marriage and an affront to queer people in our state.

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