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Tenth Circuit puts federal challenge to Colo. gay marriage ban on hold
DENVER — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit says it will put a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban on hold pending action by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision comes in the appeal of a challenge filed in July on behalf of six same-sex couples.
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Appeals court extends stay of Colo. same-sex marriage ruling
DENVER — Same-sex marriage isn’t coming to Colorado yet. A federal appeals court on Thursday extended a stay on a ruling from last month that found the state’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals noted that the court has stayed similar rulings in other states. The U.S. Supreme Court stayed an analogous ruling from …
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Federal judge strikes down Colo. gay marriage ban, orders temporary stay
DENVER — A federal judge in Denver has declared Colorado’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional, but he issued a temporary stay of the ruling to give the state a chance to appeal. Judge Raymond P. Moore’s ruling Wednesday was in response to a lawsuit filed July 1 by six gay couples who asked the court for an injunction ordering that the state’s ban no longer be enforced.
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Federal judge likely to strike down Colo. gay marriage ban, but considering stay
DENVER — A federal judge in Denver is expected to rule Wednesday whether Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban should be overturned immediately, or if the issue should be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Raymond P. Moore’s decision will be in response to a lawsuit by six gay couples who want an injunction declaring Colorado’s ban …
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Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban heads to federal court
DENVER — A Denver federal judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday from six gay couples seeking to overturn Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban. The couples are asking for an injunction declaring the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional, allowing clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Attorney General John Suthers isn’t opposing the injunction…
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Federal judge considers separate Colorado same-sex marriage challenge
DENVER — A federal judge says he will decide by July 25 whether to order Colorado to immediately allow same-sex couples to marry. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore is presiding over a lawsuit against the state’s samesex marriage ban. There is no dispute that he will find that the ban is unconstitutional. The only disagreement is whether he should…
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Six same-sex couples file federal challenge to Colo. gay marriage ban
DENVER — Six same-sex couples from across Colorado filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The suit is the third such challenge to Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban, but the first to be filed in federal court. The case cites last week’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Court that upheld a District Court…