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Utah attorneys: Gay marriage ruling is an ‘unprincipled judicial wrecking ball’
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state attorneys told a federal appeals court late Friday that the state’s same-sex marriage ban should be upheld because such matters are best left to states to resolve.
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Dozens of supporting briefs filed in Utah, Okla., same-sex marriage cases
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 50 groups, organizations and coalitions have weighed in on gay marriage cases in Utah and Oklahoma with supporting court briefs — giving a Denver-based federal appeals court thousands of pages of arguments to consider.
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Group of current, former GOP lawmakers file brief supporting same-sex marriage
SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Republicans has come out in support of legalizing gay marriage in Utah and Oklahoma, arguing that allowing same-sex unions is consistent with the Western conservative values of freedom and liberty once championed by Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater.
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Plaintiffs in Utah same-sex marriage case file brief with appeals court
SALT LAKE CITY — Attorneys for three gay and lesbian couples have filed a brief with an appeals court contesting Utah’s same-sex marriage ban, which a federal judge overturned in December.
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Plaintiffs in Utah same-sex marriage case get engaged
Derek Kitchen, the lead plaintiff in Kitchen v. Herbert, the federal court challenge to Utah’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, made a Valentine’s Day proposal to his partner and co-plaintiff, Moudi Sbeity, at the Equality Ball in Salt Lake City on Friday evening.
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Mormon church, religious groups weigh in on Utah’s same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of religious organizations has come together to urge a federal appeals court to uphold same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma, saying unions between a man and woman are best for children, families and society.
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Utah defends gay marriage ban: Marriage is ‘principally a child-centered institution’
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state attorneys filed their opening argument to the federal appeals court reviewing the state’s same-sex marriage ban, saying the optimal environment for raising children is with a mother and father.
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Appeals court gives Utah more time to prepare for same-sex marriage case
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court has granted Utah’s request for more time to prepare opening arguments in defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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ACLU sues Utah for not recognizing same-sex couples’ marriages
SALT LAKE CITY –The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the state of Utah over its decision to stop granting new benefits to hundreds of newly married same-sex couples.
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Lawyers for same-sex couples fight Utah’s request for delay in appeal
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawyers for Utah’s same-sex couples are asking a federal appeals court to deny state officials’ request for more time to prepare arguments in defense of Utah’s same-sex marriage ban.