Same-sex marriage in the Northern Mariana Islands

On June 29, Governor Eloy Inos issued a statement hailing the decision as "historic", and said he would work with the Attorney General and local officials to bring the U.S. territory into compliance.

Attorney General Edward Manibusan issued a memorandum on June 30 confirming that the territory was bound by the court decision and said that marriage license forms would be changed to include same-sex couples.

[7] The measure was introduced to the House by Speaker Benigno Fitial, who cited his Catholic faith as his reason for supporting the proposal.

On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that laws depriving same-sex couples of the rights of marriage violate the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

On June 29, Governor Eloy Inos hailed the decision as "historic" in a statement and said he would work with the Attorney General and local officials to bring the U.S. territory into compliance.

[11] Attorney General Edward Manibusan issued a memorandum on June 30 confirming that the territory is bound by the court decision and updating the marriage application forms to provide for same-sex couples.

[15] Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang conducted the first same-sex marriage in the territory on July 22, 2015, saying it was his "legal obligation" to perform the union.

An updated version of the Northern Mariana Islands' marriage form provided by the Attorney General's office was used for the couple.