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Colo. AG extends deadline for Boulder County in marriage license debacle
DENVER — Colorado’s attorney general is giving Boulder County’s clerk more time to consider whether to ask the state Supreme Court whether she has the authority to issue same-sex marriage licenses. John Suther’s office agreed on Tuesday to give clerk Hillary Hall until July 10 to respond to its request but threatened legal action unless she stopped …
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Marriage News Watch: Marriage wins in western states
This week’s Marriage News Watch report from Matt Baume at the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), features updates from Utah, Colorado, Indiana, Missouri, Louisiana, and Maine.
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Colo. AG orders Boulder to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
DENVER — Colorado’s attorney general has ordered a halt to the issuing of gay-marriage licenses in Boulder County. Republican Attorney General John Suthers gave Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall until noon Tuesday to stop issuing marriage licenses. Colorado’s constitution bans same-sex unions, and a federal decision handed down last week …
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Day 3: Boulder, Colo., continues issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
BOULDER, Colo. — Emboldened by a ruling against Utah’s gay marriage ban, Boulder County is continuing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Clerk Hillary Hall is issuing the licenses for the third straight day in Boulder on Friday despite warnings that gay marriage remains illegal in Colorado. The licenses are also being offered at the clerk’s …
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Boulder to continue issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
BOULDER, Colo. — Boulder County is issuing more same-sex marriage licenses after a federal appeals court ruled against Utah’s same-sex marriage ban. Colorado’s attorney general says the Boulder licenses aren’t valid both because the ruling has been placed on hold and because a Colorado state ban remains in place. County clerk Hillary Hall …
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Boulder county clerk begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
BOULDER, Colo. — A Boulder County clerk began issuing same-sex marriage licenses Wednesday after a federal appeals court ruled that states cannot prevent gay couples from getting married. But the Colorado Attorney General’s Office said the licenses are invalid because the ruling was put on hold.
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Colorado judge considering two lawsuits skeptical of same-sex marriage ban
BRIGHTON, Colo. — Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban appeared to be on thin ice Monday after a judge considering two lawsuits against the law pointed out that 15 other judges have recently struck down similar bans in other states. District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree was openly skeptical of the state’s arguments that the ban protects the procreative nature of marriage.
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Colo. civil rights panel: Baker must make cakes for same-sex ceremonies
DENVER — Colorado’s Civil Rights Commission on Friday ordered a baker to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, finding his religious objections to the practice did not trump the state’s anti-discrimination statutes.
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Denver officials mark first anniversary same-sex civil unions
DENVER — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock marked the first year of civil unions in Colorado with a reception for same-sex couples at the city’s clerk and recorder office.
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Poll: Majority of Colorado voters support marriage equality
A majority of Colorado voters support legalizing same-sex marriage, according to a new poll released Monday.