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Out Gov Jared Polis thanks two “brave” patrons for stopping LGBTQ bar shooter
“We are eternally grateful for the brave individuals who blocked the gunman, likely saving lives in the process.”
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Marriage equality now the law of the land throughout the state of Colorado
DENVER — Same-sex marriage officially became legal throughout Colorado on Tuesday but, with such unions now on firm legal ground, there was no rush of couples to tie the knot. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers ordered clerks in all of the state’s 64 counties to issue marriage licenses to gay couples after the Colorado Supreme Court lifted previous orders
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Colorado AG to expedite motions to lift stays, allow same-sex couples to marry
DENVER — Colorado’s attorney general says gay couples will soon be able to wed in the state once legal formalities are cleared after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals on the question of same-sex marriage bans.
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Colo. Supreme Court stops same-sex marriages in Boulder County
DENVER — Boulder County must stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while the Colorado Supreme Court considers an appeal from the state’s attorney general, justices said in a ruling Tuesday. The court ruling was in response to an appeal from Republican Attorney General John Suthers, who has been trying for several weeks to get Boulder’s clerk …
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Colo. AG asks state’s high court to stop same-sex marriage licenses in Boulder
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is trying again to stop Boulder’s clerk from issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Suthers filed a motion with the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday asking it to order clerk Hillary Hall to stop providing the licenses. Both the Colorado Court of Appeals and a state judge in Boulder have refused his …
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Colo. appeals court refuses to stop Boulder’s same-sex marriage licenses
DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals has denied state Attorney General John Suthers’ request to stop Boulder’s clerk from issuing same-sex marriage licenses. The court issued its ruling Thursday evening, saying Suthers didn’t establish the factors required to reverse a ruling that allowed clerk Hillary Hall to issue such licenses. The court did not…
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Colorado AG asks state Supreme Court to stop same-sex marriages
DENVER — Colorado’s attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to uphold Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban and stop gay couples from marrying. Republican Attorney General John Suthers on Monday asked the court to stop county clerks from issuing marriage licenses to the couples until it rules on his appeal of a lower court’s ruling that the…
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Colo. judge considers Boulder same-sex marriage license fight
BOULDER, Colo. — Some of the more than 100 gay couples granted marriage licenses in Boulder testified Wednesday during a hearing to determine if clerk Hillary Hall will be allowed to continue issuing the licenses. Tracey MacDermott said not being allowed to marry has made her feel like a “second-class citizen.” She said she doesn’t believe Hall has harmed her…
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Colo. same-sex marriage license showdown heads to court
BOULDER, Colo. — A showdown over gay marriage licenses in Colorado could be resolved Wednesday. Republican Attorney General John Suthers is suing the Boulder County clerk for ignoring a federal court stay on a recent gay marriage ruling and issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Suthers has maintained that the state’s gay marriage ban remains …
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Colo. gay lawmakers want same-sex marriage ban overturned immediately
DENVER — Saying further delays are pointless, gay lawmakers Thursday called for Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban to be declared unconstitutional and for such a ruling to be effective immediately. The lawmakers made the comments a day after Republican Attorney General John Suthers’ asked a federal court in Denver for an injunction declaring Colorado’s…