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Utah ruling pushes same-sex marriage another step closer to Supreme Court
DENVER — The first ruling by a federal appeals court that states cannot prevent gay couples from marrying makes it more likely the Supreme Court will ultimately have to make a decision it has so far avoided — do states have the ability to prohibit same-sex marriage? The court danced around that question precisely one […]
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Utah AG says he will appeal same-sex marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s attorney general plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling Wednesday that found states must allow gay couples to marry. Republican Sean Reyes’ office said in a statement Wednesday it will file a petition to have the country’s highest court review the decision by a three-judge panel …
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U.S. appeals court rules Utah same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
DENVER — A federal appeals court ruled for the first time Wednesday that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, extending the movement’s legal winning streak and bringing the issue a big step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court. The three-judge panel in Denver ruled 2-1 that states cannot deprive people of the fundamental right…
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Utah AG says defense of state’s gay marriage ban is not about hate
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes said Friday during a rally of gay marriage opponents that his defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban in a federal appeals court is not motivated by hate.
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AUDIO: Tenth Circuit appeals panel hears arguments on Utah gay marriage ban
DENVER — A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on whether they should uphold separate rulings by two federal judges that threw out same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma.
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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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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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Gay couple becomes the face of same-sex marriage in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Derek Kitchen was a teenager still coming to grips with his sexual orientation when yard signs began popping up throughout his suburban Salt Lake City neighborhood in 2004 supporting an amendment to ban same-sex marriage…