Hillary Hall

DENVER — Boulder County must stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while the Colorado Supreme Court considers an appeal from the state’s attorney general, justices said in a ruling Tuesday. The court ruling was in response to an appeal from Republican Attorney General John Suthers, who has been trying for several weeks to get Boulder’s clerk …

DENVER — A Boulder County clerk who has been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of Colorado’s gay-marriage ban has been cleared to continue. Boulder County Judge Andrew Hartman ruled Thursday that county clerk Hillary Hall can ignore a federal stay on a ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver …

BOULDER, Colo. — Some of the more than 100 gay couples granted marriage licenses in Boulder testified Wednesday during a hearing to determine if clerk Hillary Hall will be allowed to continue issuing the licenses. Tracey MacDermott said not being allowed to marry has made her feel like a “second-class citizen.” She said she doesn’t believe Hall has harmed her…

BOULDER, Colo. — Nearly 40 years ago, a newly elected, miniskirt-wearing feminist in Colorado stumbled into history when a gay couple denied a marriage license sought her help instead. While the college town of Boulder has a liberal reputation now, it was deeply divided over gay rights in 1975, and few, including Clela Rorex, had thought about same-sex couples marrying…

BOULDER, Colo. — A showdown over gay marriage licenses in Colorado could be resolved Wednesday. Republican Attorney General John Suthers is suing the Boulder County clerk for ignoring a federal court stay on a recent gay marriage ruling and issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Suthers has maintained that the state’s gay marriage ban remains …

DENVER — Saying further delays are pointless, gay lawmakers Thursday called for Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban to be declared unconstitutional and for such a ruling to be effective immediately. The lawmakers made the comments a day after Republican Attorney General John Suthers’ asked a federal court in Denver for an injunction declaring Colorado’s…

DENVER — Colorado’s Republican attorney general on Thursday followed through with his threat to sue the Boulder County clerk for issuing same-sex marriage licenses. The lawsuit from Attorney General John Suthers is the latest in Colorado’s gay-marriage legal fight, which has escalated since the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled last week …

DENVER — Boulder County’s clerk will continue issuing marriage licenses to gay couples despite warnings from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers to stop, telling him in a letter Wednesday that failing to give the couples licenses would violate their constitutional rights. The letter is the latest volley in a legal back-and-forth between County Clerk Hillary Hall…

DENVER — Boulder County’s clerk will continue issuing marriage licenses to gay couples despite the threat of legal action by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers. Hillary Hall made the announcement Tuesday after Suthers’ office agreed to give her more time to consider asking the state Supreme Court to rule whether she has the authority to issue the licenses.