DENVER — Denver’s clerk and recorder says she will issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite the state’s ban on gay marriage.
Debra Johnson announced her decision shortly after a judge ruled that her counterpart in the liberal college town of Boulder can continue to grant gay marriage licenses.
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Judge Andrew Hartman said the Boulder County clerk can ignore a federal stay on a ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver that states cannot set gender requirements for marriage.
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Hartman wrote that the clerk’s action didn’t harm anyone. And he noted the state’s ban is on shaky legal ground after a raft of judicial rulings for gay marriage.
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