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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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A gay dad’s open letter to the man who refused to eat while gay couples married
These past few years may end up being known as the years of “Conservatives Behaving Badly.” At the end of last year, the Republicans in Congress conducted a massive foot stomping, pout-out and shut down the government because they did not get their way on the previous healthcare bill. In the state of Utah, conservatives were shocked when the justice system intervened on the subject of marriage equality. Now, we have a couple of adult size tantrums playing out publicly…
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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.
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Former sheriff calls for uprising against gays ‘shoving their agenda down our throats’
A former Arizona sheriff says gays in Utah “are shoving their agenda down our throats” and is calling for an “uprising” against same-sex marriage.
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Utah’s Weber State University extends benefits to same-sex couples
OGDEN, Utah — Weber State University says it will extend insurance benefits to spouses of employees in same-sex marriages.
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Utah man goes on hunger strike to demand end to same-sex marriages
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man is on a hunger strike, vowing to go without any food until the state stops allowing same-sex couples to marry.
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U.S. Supreme Court reviews Utah’s same-sex marriage law
SALT LAKE CITY — Legal arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court about Utah’s overturned same-sex marriage ban have focused heavily on whether gay and lesbians can be suitable parents, provoking a debate on family values in the Mormon state.
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Lawyers for gay couples ask Supreme Court to allow same-sex unions
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawyers for three same-sex couples in Utah have filed court papers with the U.S. Supreme Court explaining why gay marriage should be allowed to continue.