The Idaho House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The resolution, which passed 44-26, declares the landmark ruling an “illegitimate overreach” and seeks to restore marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
This action is part of a broader, multi-state legislative effort to challenge federal same-sex marriage protections and return authority over marriage law to individual states.
Supporters argue the decision infringes on states’ rights and religious liberty, while opponents call the resolution harmful and a waste of legislative resources.
The measure now moves to the Idaho Senate, where a similar resolution stalled last year.
In a direct challenge to a decade of federal jurisprudence, the Idaho House of Representatives has formally called for the unraveling of a key civil rights precedent. On Tuesday, March 10, the Republican-controlled chamber passed a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage nationwide. The move places Idaho at the forefront of a renewed conservative campaign to return authority over marriage laws to the state level, setting the stage for a potential legal and cultural confrontation.
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