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Federal court strikes down Idaho ban on same-sex marriage
BOISE, Idaho — A federal district court in Boise has issued a ruling striking down Idaho’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples and ordering the state to allow same-sex couples to marry in Idaho and to recognize the marriages of couples who married in other states.
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Judge promises ruling soon on Idaho same-sex marriage ban
BOISE, Idaho — A federal magistrate says she will decide soon if Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the equal protection guarantees of the U.S. Constitution.
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Judge OK’s same-sex couple adoption after court says marriage ban irrelevant
BOISE, Idaho — A judge has approved a Boise woman’s adoption of two sons following an Idaho Supreme Court decision in February that said second-parent adoptions by gay couples are legal despite the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Retired colonel offers cemetery plot to lesbian vet denied burial site for spouse
BOISE, Idaho — A retired U.S. Army colonel on Wednesday offered his burial plot in the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery to a lesbian veteran who has been told by the state that she and her deceased wife cannot be interred together because of Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Idaho veterans cemetery won’t allow gay vet’s wife to be buried by her side
BOISE, Idaho — A 74-year-old Navy veteran says she wants her wife buried with her in the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, but officials have denied her request because Idaho doesn’t recognize her same-sex marriage.
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Former Idaho lawmaker hides in Statehouse closet to bring attention to lack of LGBT protections
BOISE, Idaho — Former state Sen. Nicole LeFavour hid in an Idaho Statehouse closet for more than five hours as part of her effort to persuade Republican lawmakers to update the Idaho Human Rights Act.
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LGBT rights activists jailed after protest at Idaho governor’s office
BOISE, Idaho — Twenty-three gay rights activists have been arrested after blocking the entrance to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office inside the Idaho Statehouse, the latest in a string of arrests related to protests over attempts to add anti-discrimination protections to Idaho law.
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Conservative group: Feds can’t force Idaho to recognize same-sex marriage
BOISE, Idaho — The federal government cannot force Idaho to change its definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, the conservative Cornerstone Family Council of Idaho contends in a recent court filing.
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Religious freedom bills: The latest effort to counter advances in marriage equality
WASHINGTON – Religious freedom bills in more than a dozen state legislatures this year mark the latest effort by opponents of same-sex marriage to counter the growing public acceptance of marriage equality, and the momentum of federal court rulings striking down state gay marriage bans.
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Gay rights activists arrested again after Idaho capitol protest
BOISE, Idaho — Gay rights activists were again led out of the Idaho Statehouse in shackles and taken to jail by bus Thursday after a renewed protest seeking to add anti-discrimination protections to Idaho law.