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Senate Judiciary hears hours of testimony on SJ 15 urging Supreme Court to revisit Obergefell; committee tables resolution
Summary
Senate Joint Resolution 15, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider Obergefell v. Hodges and return marriage definitions to the states, drew lengthy public testimony for and against. The Judiciary Committee ultimately tabled the resolution after a failed motion to pass it out of committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 15, carried in the hearing by Senator Bob Phelan, calls on the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and to return the question of marriage definition to the states. Phelan told the committee he views Obergefell as an "illegitimate overreach" and said that Montana voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2004 (CI‑96) defining marriage in state law.
The hearing drew a large public turnout and extensive online sign‑ups; proponents argued the resolution defends state sovereignty and longstanding understandings of marriage, while opponents said the issue is settled law, that the resolution would cause…
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