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This concurrent resolution strongly criticizes the United States Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, arguing that the ruling unconstitutionally overstepped judicial boundaries and rejected traditional marriage definitions. The resolution urges the Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell decision and return the definition of marriage to a union exclusively between one biological male and one biological female, as it had been historically defined for thousands of years. The North Dakota legislature asserts that the Supreme Court improperly interpreted constitutional liberty clauses, undermined states' rights, and created a dangerous precedent by seemingly deriving human dignity from government action rather than recognizing it as an innate quality. Furthermore, the resolution demands that marriage laws be returned to state-level governance, and directs the Secretary of State to formally communicate this resolution to the United States Supreme Court, signaling the state's strong disagreement with the 2015 marriage equality ruling.

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https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo3013.html