A memorial suggesting the Supreme Court reconsider the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide has passed the Idah

House Joint Memorial 1 is turning up the volume in Boise. Idaho legislators want it to be heard by the US Supreme Court.

A Wednesday morning hearing turned into a two-hour debate about Christian scripture, morality, tax benefits, states’ rights, and the implications of forbidding same-sex couples from marrying — a right that they have had in Idaho for more than a decade.

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.

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.

Idaho House lawmakers have signed off on a resolution calling for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

House Joint Memorial 1 is turning up the volume in Boise. Idaho legislators want it to be heard by the US Supreme Court.

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.