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• Idaho challenge still pending

  Jan. 17, 2015 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – As the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to take up the 6th Circuit same-sex marriage case, opening the door to possible settlement of the issue for all 50 states, … 2

• U.S. Supreme Court will decide gay marriage issue

  Jan. 16, 2015 in Nation/World Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry everywhere in America under the Constitution.

• Otter strikes defiant tone in third inauguration speech

  Jan. 10, 2015 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter struck a defiant tone in his third inaugural address Friday, declaring, “We stand for what’s right, here in Idaho.” “Where we draw the line … 5

• Court may be near gay marriage settlement

  Jan. 9, 2015 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has quietly engineered a dramatic increase in the number of states that allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. That increase also has raised the …

• Otter appeals to Supreme Court on gay marriage

  Jan. 3, 2015 in City, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has filed a petition appealing the legalization of same-sex marriage in Idaho to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the state’s case is the “ideal … 12

• Idaho must pay attorney fees in same-sex marriage case

  Dec. 23, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – The state of Idaho must pay more than $400,000 in attorney fees and costs to the lawyers who represented four lesbian couples in overturning the state’s ban on … 59

• Otter: Supreme Court should hear Idaho’s input before deciding on gay marriage

  Dec. 17, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter believes the state’s arguments against gay marriage are so compelling and comprehensive that the U.S. Supreme Court should wait until it gets Idaho’s case … 18

• Number of same-sex marriages in Washington in 2014 likely down from 2013

  Dec. 6, 2014 in City, Region on Page A5 With much fanfare and even some post-midnight ceremonies, same-sex marriage became legal in Washington two years ago today. But after boosting state marriage statistics by 8,429 to 49,590 in 2013, … 8

• Idaho Lt. Gov. Little prepared to take on role of governor

  Nov. 28, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – If newly re-elected 72-year-old Idaho Gov. Butch Otter didn’t complete his full third term, Idaho’s new governor would be Brad Little, the second-term lieutenant governor, rancher and former … 9

• Eye on Boise: Legislators hope for resolution on broadband network

  Nov. 23, 2014 in Idaho on Page B2 State lawmakers are growing concerned about the broadband network that serves high schools across the state, after a judge Nov. 10 voided a $60 million contract for the Idaho Education …

• Idaho officials encouraged by ruling upholding marriage ban

  Nov. 8, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho officials say they have new hope that the state’s same-sex marriage case could be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, after Thursday’s appeals court ruling upholding … 68

• US appeals court upholds gay marriage bans

  Nov. 6, 2014 in Nation/World CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld anti-gay marriage laws in four states, breaking ranks with other courts that have considered the issue and setting up the … 31

• Shriners hospitals to give gay couples benefits after Spokane complaint

  Nov. 6, 2014 in City, Legal , Nation/World on Page A5 Starting Jan. 1, Spokane’s Shriners Hospital for Children will extend health benefits for same-sex married partners, a change that followed a call by a hospital worker to the Washington attorney … 52

• Eye on Boise: Cost to fight gay marriage passes $80,000

  Oct. 26, 2014 in Idaho on Page B2 Idaho’s legal bill for challenging a federal judge’s decision overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage has now topped $80,000. And that was before Gov. Butch Otter’s latest appeal to … 22

• Shawn Vestal: Truth trampled in Hitching Post stampede

  Oct. 24, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A5 It was always clear that for many, matrimony is a holy sacrament. Apparently, so is gettin’ hitched. 223

• ACLU won’t challenge Hitching Post’s refusal to marry same-sex couples

  Oct. 23, 2014 The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho says it will not challenge a northern Idaho wedding chapel’s refusal to conduct gay marriages because the chapel falls under a religious exemption. … 53

• Idaho veteran will be buried with her wife

  Oct. 23, 2014 in City on Page A6 After years of being denied, a Navy veteran will be allowed to be buried at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery next to her wife. Wednesday was the third time 74-year-old … 6

• Otter seeks full panel review of gay marriage ruling

  Oct. 22, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter wants a larger group of judges to reconsider the recent decision that overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. “I will continue defending Idahoans’ … 85

• Same-sex marriage opposition falls short

  Oct. 18, 2014 in City on Page B1 Now that gay marriage has arrived in Idaho, we will get some answers to a few pressing questions. Will the expansion of civil rights for gay people drive heterosexuals away … 122

• Hitching Post sues Coeur d’Alene after declining to marry gay couple

  Oct. 17, 2014 The owners of the Hitching Post wedding chapel filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Coeur d’Alene Friday, claiming that the city is unconstitutionally forcing them to violate their … 292

• Lawyer: 9th Circuit panel biased in same-sex marriage decision

  Oct. 15, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A lawyer who argued against same-sex marriage before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is charging that the three-person federal panel was stacked with judges favorable to same-sex marriage … 2

• Otter won’t desert gay-marriage fight, takes on challengers during election debate

  Oct. 15, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter announced during a political debate Tuesday night that he plans to continue fighting same-sex marriage – though he issued a statement earlier in the … 4

• Same-sex marriage licenses to be issued in Idaho

  Oct. 14, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A13 BOISE – Gay couples may obtain marriage licenses in Idaho beginning 9 a.m. Wednesday after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it will no longer block the issuance … 27

• Gay couple in Moscow are first to be married in North Idaho

  Oct. 11, 2014 in Idaho on Page A1 Katherine Sprague didn’t wake up on Friday knowing she’d be married at the end of the day. If she had, she would have worn something nicer than jeans and a … 34

• Gay marriage blocked in Idaho a day after court rejected ban

  Oct. 9, 2014 in City on Page A1 BOISE – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy issued an emergency stay Wednesday morning blocking same-sex marriage from starting in Idaho – just as couples waiting at county clerk’s offices … 69

• Otter gets last-minute stay to block Idaho gay marriages

  Oct. 8, 2014 in City, Idaho U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, at the request of Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, issued an emergency stay this morning blocking same-sex marriage from starting in Idaho – just as … 12

• Same-sex marriage begins in Idaho as 9th Circuit lifts stay

  Oct. 8, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Same-sex couples can wed in Idaho starting today – one day after a federal appellate court struck down Idaho’s ban on gay marriage. After the ruling was announced … 51

• Same-sex couple can marry in Idaho starting tomorrow

  Oct. 7, 2014 A unanimous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel has struck down Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, along with Nevada’s. The appeals court overturned both states’ bans on equal-protection grounds, finding …

• Idaho same-sex unions still illegal pending appeal in 9th Circuit

  Oct. 7, 2014 in City, Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – With Idaho’s same-sex marriage case still pending at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, attorneys in the case were surprised Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court denied … 40

• High court denies gay marriage appeals from five states

  Oct. 6, 2014 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages, paving the way for an immediate expansion of gay and lesbian unions.

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