Blanchard, proposed a memorial asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Though the majority testified against the memorial, the committee voted to send it to the House,
House Joint Memorial 1 is turning up the volume in Boise. Idaho legislators want it to be heard by the US Supreme Court.
LGBTQ+ rights advocates protested at the Idaho State Capitol after lawmakers approved a memorial calling for the reversal of federal same-sex marriage protections.
Idaho Republican lawmakers call on Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling - The measure does not carry the force of law but signals how far the GOP will go to test precedent
The bill would ban the display of flags and banners on Idaho public K-12 school properties that “represent a political viewpoint."
Idaho’s Constitution states that marriage between a man and a woman is the “only domestic legal union” the state would recognize. However, in 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Latta v. Otter ruled that Idaho’s law barring same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Blanchard, presents HJM 1 to the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. People who arrived early and filled the room, stood and walked out while she described a memorial opposing same-sex marriage.
The Idaho House passed a Republican-backed resolution on Monday urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the legality of same-sex marriage. All of Idaho’s Democratic House members opposed the non-binding resolution,
The Idaho House passed a Republican-backed resolution on Monday urging the Supreme Court to reconsider the legality of same-sex marriage. All of Idaho’s Democratic House members opposed the non-binding resolution,
House Joint Memorial 1 is turning up the volume in Boise. Idaho legislators want it to be heard by the US Supreme Court.
State requests for the Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 ruling Obergefell v. Hodges, like what the Idaho House passed this week, hold no weight, but former county clerk Kim Davis is still in court.