GOP lawmakers in Idaho are pushing to end same-sex marriage by sending a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to overturn its landmark decision.
At least two Idaho legislators are focused on limiting the display of flags this legislation session. On Thursday in the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, introduced legislation to limit the kinds of flags a government entity can use on its property.
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.
A couple of Idaho House members say it’s time to wave the American flag and limit what other flags can be displayed on State property.
Testimony on House J. Representative Heather Scott, who presented the proposal, argued that the federal government should not make decisions for states, and the
It’s her name on the lawsuit, Latta v. Otter, that officially legalized same-sex marriage in Idaho in October 2014, months before the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage the law of the land in the landmark Obergefell case in June 2015. But here we are, 10 years later, still talking about marriage equality.
BOISE, Idaho ( The Hill) — 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, as did 15 Republicans. It passed 46-24.
Idaho House representatives voted Monday to advance House Joint Memorial 1: a letter stating that they reject the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage and want it overturned