Idaho’s Republican-dominated state House of Representatives voted 46-24 Monday to pass a resolution to reject same-sex marriage, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 landmark ruling in Obergefell v Hodges.
Pushed by an anti-LGBTQ+ group called MassResistance, the resolution is sponsored by, Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, who argued her proposal was about state sovereignty. The resolution asks the nation’s highest court to “restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.”
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,
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
House Joint Memorial 1 is turning up the volume in Boise. Idaho legislators want it to be heard by the US Supreme Court.
A memorial suggesting the Supreme Court reconsider the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide has passed the Idah
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.
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
LGBTQ+ rights advocates protested at the Idaho State Capitol after lawmakers approved a memorial calling for the reversal of federal same-sex marriage protections.
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.
The bill would ban the display of flags and banners on Idaho public K-12 school properties that “represent a political viewpoint."
The Idaho House of Representatives on Monday called for the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the 2015 ruling that extended the fundamental right of marriage to same-sex couples. On Monday, the Idaho House voted 46-24 to pass House Joint Memorial 1.