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Utah asks court for more time to prepare defense of state’s gay marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state officials are asking a federal appeals court for more time to prepare arguments in defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban – in part to be able bring their newly-chosen team of private attorneys up to speed.
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Utah governor flooded with calls, letters for and against same-sex marriage
SALT LAKE CITY — More than 2,700 calls, emails and letters flooded the Utah governor’s office in the days and weeks after a surprise ruling legalized gay marriage in the state.
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Utah to pay outside attorneys $300K to help defend same-sex marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will spend $300,000 to bring in a team of three outside attorneys to help defend the state’s same-sex marriage ban before a federal appeals court.
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Federal government says it recognizes Utah same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday extended federal recognition to the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah that took place before the Supreme Court put those unions in the state on hold.
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Utah AG instructs county clerks to finish gay marriage paperwork
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes is directing county clerks to complete the paperwork for any same-sex marriages completed before Supreme Court halted the weddings on Monday.
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Advocacy groups mobilize to support married, same-sex couples in Utah
LGBT advocacy groups on Thursday began mobilizing efforts in response to Utah governor Gary Herbert’s announcement Wednesday that the state was putting “on hold” the recognition of same-sex unions performed after a federal judge ruled against Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Supreme Court stay complicates marriages of same-sex couples in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Michael Mathie proposed to his partner Tyler McCraley on Christmas. The next day, they joined the historic rush of same-sex couples getting marriage licenses in Utah.
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Utah: ‘Recognition of same-sex marital status ON HOLD until further notice’
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah governor Gary Herbert’s office late Tuesday instructed state agencies not to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples that were solemnized in the 17 days between a federal judge’s ruling to allow same-sex marriage in Utah, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday to stay the ruling pending appeal.
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Married same-sex couples in Utah in ‘legal limbo’ after Supreme Court stay
SALT LAKE CITY — Married same-sex couples in Utah were thrust into legal limbo Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court put a halt to same-sex marriages in the state, turning jubilation to doubt just weeks after a judge’s ruling sent people rushing to get married.
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U.S. Supreme Court grants stay, same-sex marriage on hold in Utah
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Utah, at least while a federal appeals court more fully considers the issue. The court issued a brief order blocking any new same-sex unions in the state.