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Almost everything you’ve been told about the Idaho wedding chapel story is a lie
The religious right is spewing hate and lies, claiming that two ministers are being forced to marry same-sex couples — even claiming the ministers have been arrested. How is this possible? Two ministers, Donald and Evelyn Knapp, own a for-profit wedding chapel in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, but say they cannot marry same-sex couples because of their faith…
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Idaho governor asks 11-judge panel to review same-sex marriage ruling
BOISE, Idaho — Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for an 11-judge panel to review the three-judge ruling that overturned Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban last week. Otter announced Tuesday in a news release that the federal judges failed to use the correct legal standard to Idaho’s Constitutional definition of marriage.
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Wedding chapel files lawsuit claiming non-discrimination ordinance is unconstitutional
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — An Idaho wedding chapel has filed a lawsuit against the City of Coeur d’Alene, claiming the city’s LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance is forcing them to violate their religious beliefs by performing same-sex marriages.
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‘Christian’ family takes homophobia on the road to protest same-sex marriage
MERIDIAN, Idaho — An Idaho couple says they’re taking a stand against same-sex marriage and the “homosexual extremist movement,” because homosexuality “spreads like a cancer.” Justin and Melanie Sease of Meridian, Idaho stayed far away from the celebrations this week when same-sex couples began marrying in their home state, but …
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The week in review: The latest developments in marriage equality…
Same-sex couples won the right to wed in Alaska and Arizona on Friday, after separate court decisions ended bans in those states. And a third ruling in Wyoming means marriages there could begin within a week. The rulings bookend two weeks of legal wrangling, triggered by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week that effectively legalized same-sex marriage …
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Idaho begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
BOISE, Idaho — The state of Idaho has begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Dozens of couples waiting in line at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise on Wednesday morning cheered as state officials begin issuing the licenses moments ago.
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Idaho governor says he will not appeal same-sex marriage ruling
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter will not appeal the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal’s most recent decision to lift the state’s ban on gay marriage starting Wednesday.
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9th Circuit lifts Idaho stay, same-sex marriages begin Wednesday
BOISE, Idaho — The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says Idaho’s stay banning same-sex marriage dissolves starting Wednesday morning. The court’s Monday decision came just after Idaho’s attorney general dropped its opposition. Meanwhile, Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter maintained his resistance in a separate Monday court filing.
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First same-sex couple legally married in Idaho eager to see others wed
MOSCOW, Idaho — A day after becoming one of Idaho’s first legally wed gay couples, Tabitha Simmons and Katherine Sprague were back at work at the comics store they own Saturday, relieved to finally have their union recognized by the state but eager for other counties to begin issuing the marriage licenses, too.
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U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay on Idaho same-sex marriage ruling
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court says same-sex marriage can go ahead in Idaho. The court issued an order Friday that appears to remove the last legal obstacle keeping gay and lesbian couples from getting married in the conservative state.