The North Dakota Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution that would have asked the Supreme Court to revisit its landmark 2015 ruling on marriage equality. Senators voted 31-16 against the

On Thursday, the North Dakota State Senate rejected a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark ruling on same-sex marriage.

Similar efforts — which would not have any direct sway with the nation’s top courts — have been introduced in a handful of states this year. North Dakota’s resolution passed the Republican-led House in February but still requires Senate approval,

North Dakota lawmakers are on the verge of making their state the first to tell the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decade-old ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Similar efforts — which would not have any direct sway with the nation's top courts — have been introduced in a handful of states this year.