Description: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, officials told Donald Knapp that he and his wife Evelyn, both ordained ministers who run Hitching Post Wedding Chapel, are required to perform same-sex ceremonies or face months in jail and/or thousands of dollars in fines. The city claims its “non-discrimination” ordinance requires the Knapps to perform such ceremonies now that the courts have overridden Idaho’s voter-approved constitutional amendment that affirmed marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
Hearing Monday in case of Idaho ministers told to perform same-sex ceremonies
Monday, Jul 20, 2015
WHAT: Available for media interviews following hearing on motion to dismiss in Knapp v. City of Coeur d’Alene
WHEN: Monday, July 20, immediately following hearing, which begins at 11:15 a.m. PDT
WHERE: U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, 6450 N. Mineral Dr., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
City officials told Donald Knapp that he and his wife Evelyn, both ordained ministers who run Hitching Post Wedding Chapel, are required to perform same-sex ceremonies or face months in jail and/or thousands of dollars in fines. The city publicly claimed its “non-discrimination” ordinance requires the Knapps to perform such ceremonies now that the courts have overridden Idaho’s voter-approved constitutional amendment that affirmed marriage as the union of a man and a woman. ADF Legal Counsel Matt Sharp will argue against the city’s motion to dismiss the case.- Backgrounder: Pre-enforcement challenge lawsuits
- Video Q&A: Knapp v. City of Coeur d’Alene and pre-enforcement challenges