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Appeals court rejects Utah’s request for indefinite stay of gay marriage ruling
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court has denied Utah’s request for an indefinite stay pending appeal of a ruling ordering the state to recognize more than 1,000 gay marriages that took place in the state after a same-sex marriage ban was overturned. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order late Friday afternoon. The court will keep the stay in…
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Utah taking appeal of same-sex marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is going directly to the nation’s highest court to challenge a federal appeals court’s finding that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, the state attorney general’s office announced Wednesday. The state opted to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court rather than request a review from the entire 10th U.S. Circuit Court of …
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Utah ruling pushes same-sex marriage another step closer to Supreme Court
DENVER — The first ruling by a federal appeals court that states cannot prevent gay couples from marrying makes it more likely the Supreme Court will ultimately have to make a decision it has so far avoided — do states have the ability to prohibit same-sex marriage? The court danced around that question precisely one […]
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Utah ruling reveals a crack in legal unanimity for same-sex marriage
DENVER — Wednesday’s gay marriage ruling contained two historic firsts: It was the first appellate decision for gay marriage since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Law exactly one year ago, and it also marked the first time since then a federal judge has argued for keeping a state ban on same sex marriages.
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U.S. appeals court rules Utah same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
DENVER — A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Wednesday that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, extending the movement’s legal winning streak and bringing the issue a big step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court. The three-judge panel in Denver ruled 2-1 that states cannot deprive people of the fundamental right…
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Appeals court keeps recognition of same-sex marriages in Utah on hold
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 1,000 couples who rushed to wed after a judge overturned Utah’s gay marriage ban will have to keep waiting for many of the legal benefits of being married following an appeals court decision Thursday.
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AUDIO: Tenth Circuit appeals panel hears arguments on Okla. gay marriage ban
DENVER — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on whether they should uphold a ruling by a federal judge that threw out Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban. Following is the audio recording of today’s hearing >
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Judge has sharp questions for attorneys at Okla. same-sex marriage hearing
DENVER — A judge in Colorado who will play a pivotal role deciding whether gays should be allowed to wed in the United States asked pointed questions Thursday about whether Oklahoma can legally ban the unions.
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Tenth Circuit, Round 2: Court takes up Oklahoma same-sex marriage case
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawyers for two Oklahoma women and the county clerk who would not give them a marriage license go before a federal appeals court with a familiar question for the judges: Did the state’s voters single out gay people for unfair treatment when they defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman?
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AUDIO: Tenth Circuit appeals panel hears arguments on Utah gay marriage ban
DENVER — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on whether they should uphold separate rulings by two federal judges that threw out same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma.