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Idaho’s legal defense of gay marriage ban totals $715,000
Idaho’s losing legal battle to defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage… One of the most expensive failed cases of its kind.
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Idaho same-sex marriage case could cost state another $300,000
The legal team that successfully fought to overturn Idaho’s ban on gay marriage has filed paperwork seeking an additional $300,000 in court costs.
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Idaho taxpayers to spend $457K for state’s defense of same-sex marriage ban
Idaho’s Constitutional Defense Fund committee has approved the latest round of legal bills in Idaho’s court fight over same-sex marriage.
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Ninth Circuit denies Idaho’s request to reconsider same-sex marriage ruling
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter’s request for a review of the court’s ruling last year that overturned Idaho’s ban on gay marriage.
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Idaho officials appeal same-sex marriage case to U.S. Supreme Court
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s main argument is that defining marriage as between one man and one woman is better for children.
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Idaho says its case could help Supreme Court decide nationwide marriage equality
Gov. Butch Otter says the Supreme Court should wait until it receives arguments from Idaho before deciding a case involving same-sex marriage in the U.S.
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Idaho governor wants to file more arguments in same-sex marriage case
BOISE, Idaho — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter wants to file additional arguments in his attempt to have an 11-judge panel review the three-judge ruling that overturned Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Idaho officials encouraged by 6th Circuit ruling to uphold gay marriage bans
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho officials say a recent ruling upholding same-sex marriage bans in four states could cause the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Idaho’s case. Earlier this year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Idaho’s gay marriage ban. But on Thursday, a separate federal appeals court upheld the ban in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.
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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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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.