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Tenth Circuit appeals panel appears divided on Utah gay marriage ban
DENVER — A three-judge panel appeared sharply divided during a hearing over whether to uphold a lower court’s ruling that struck down Utah’s ban on gay marriage.
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Utah same-sex marriage appeal cued up before the Tenth Circuit today
DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Thursday becomes the second federal appeals court to tackle the question of whether statewide laws banning same-sex couples from marrying violate the U.S. Constitution.
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What’s next in the legal odyssey to achieve marriage equality across the land?
Thursday’s hearing in Denver marks the first time a same-sex marriage case has been heard by an appellate court since last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Winning streak for same-sex marriage to be tested in higher court
DENVER — With its recent string of high-profile victories in federal court, the marriage equality movement is hoping to build momentum to help it attain its long-held goal: a Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Simpson: Time to ‘live and let live’ and allow gay couples the freedom to marry
Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a Republican, says it’s time to “live and let live” and allow same-sex couples the freedom to marry.
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Tenth Circuit preview: Utah’s same-sex marriage ban faces appeals panel
The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week will become the second federal appeals court to tackle the question of whether statewide laws banning same-sex couples from marrying violate the U.S. Constitution.
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Brief: Okla. gay marriage ban demeans same-sex couples and their children
TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma’s gay marriage ban demeans same-sex couples and their children by signaling to the world that their relationships are secondary to traditional families, opponents of the state law say in a new legal filing.
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Dozens of supporting briefs filed in Utah, Okla., same-sex marriage cases
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 50 groups, organizations and coalitions have weighed in on gay marriage cases in Utah and Oklahoma with supporting court briefs — giving a Denver-based federal appeals court thousands of pages of arguments to consider.
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Utah defends gay marriage ban: Marriage is ‘principally a child-centered institution’
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state attorneys filed their opening argument to the federal appeals court reviewing the state’s same-sex marriage ban, saying the optimal environment for raising children is with a mother and father.
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Appeals court rejects request by DOMA attorney to join Utah marriage hearing
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court says it will not allow an attorney representing three same-sex Utah couples to take part in an upcoming hearing on the state’s gay marriage ban.