Gay marriage ban challenged in North Dakota

North Dakota recently became the last of 31 states to have its ban on same-sex marriage challenged as unconstitutional.

The lawsuit was filed on June 6—only hours before a federal judge in Wisconsin struck down a similar ban.

Confusion arose in Wisconsin, however, after clerks in almost all 72 counties began issuing same-sex marriage certificates, and then U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb in Madison suspended those marriages until the state had a chance to appeal her ruling.