US: Same-sex couples to begin marrying across Idaho today
Same-sex weddingsĀ are set to beginĀ todayĀ acrossĀ Idaho, after the state’s anti-gay marriage Governor conceded defeat.
Idaho’s constitutional same-sex marriage ban was struck down last week by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a twin ruling on bans in both Nevada and Idaho.
Though couples were immediately allowed to marry in the former, a stay was placed on the Idaho ruling – postponing marriages pending appeal.
However, Idaho’s Governor Butch Otter has since announced he will not appeal against the ruling, as the Supreme Court has already turned away a case from the 9th Circuit.
The stay is set to expire atĀ 10am today,Ā Ā which wouldĀ allow couples to marry across the state
Some couples have already married in Latah County, after aĀ clerk foundĀ there was no lawful reason to preventĀ them from marrying – but it will be the first time equal marriage is recognised across the state.
It is the latest in a spate ofĀ equal marriage victories, after weddingsĀ began in Colorado, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Indiana, OklahomaĀ and Nevada last week.
