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MT SJ15

Joint Resolution

Status

Failed

5/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bob Phalen

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Montana Legislature formally rejects the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide

  • Calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Obergefell and restore the definition of marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman

  • Argues the decision was unconstitutional, claiming it misinterpreted the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause and infringed on states' rights to regulate marriage

  • Asserts the decision was illegitimate, alleging Justices Ginsburg and Kagan should have recused themselves under 28 U.S.C. 455 for previously officiating same-sex weddings

  • Directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the U.S. Supreme Court

Legislative Description

Resolution on Obergefell

Judges and Justices

Last Action

(S) Died in Process

5/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/21/2025

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