Idaho's unsuccessful fight against same-sex marriage will end up costing taxpayers in that state $715,000, the AP reports:
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter (pictured) and other top elected officials on Friday unanimously approved paying $34,000 from the state's Constitutional Defense Fund to cover the remaining attorney fees and court costs.
The state has already paid $628,000 to attorneys representing the four lesbian couples who sued Idaho over the state's same-sex marriage ban, plus another $53,000 to a private law firm hired to represent Idaho in the case.
The amount is greater than what has been paid so far by surrounding states that were ordered to cover attorney fees and court costs after failing to uphold same-sex marriage bans. In 2014, Utah paid $95,000 and Oregon paid $133,000 to the winning plaintiffs. Nevada paid $615,000 in October, and Alaska shelled out $128,000 in April.
Also, as we reported yesterday, Arizona taxpayers were just billed $500,000.
