A federal judge has ordered the state of Idaho to pay over $321,000 in legal fees stemming from a lawsuit over a bill the Idaho Legislature passed in 2020 regarding birth certificate changes.

The issue went before the Board of Examiners Subcommittee meeting this week and will go to the full board for a vote in the Aug. 16th meeting.

The Idaho Press reports, the subcommittee’s motion approved the request for payment, but referred the funding request to the Legislature as a supplemental appropriation, rather than pay it through the Constitutional Defense Fund.

The Board of Examiners will see the motion in its meeting next week on the consent agenda.