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Ruling: Same-sex marriage legal in Utah; Mormon Church to appeal

 

District Attorney Sim Gill
District Attorney Sim Gill

By Erik Eckholm

Salt Lake County began issuing marriage licenses to jubilant same-sex couples on Friday, hours after a federal judge ruled that Utah’s amendment barring same-sex marriage violated the United States Constitution.

The decision, by Judge Robert J. Shelby of United States District Court, ordered Utah to immediately cease enforcement of its laws restricting marriage to a man and a woman. Gov. Gary R. Herbert condemned the decision and said he was trying to determine “the best course to defend traditional marriage within the borders of Utah.”

The attorney general said the state would request a stay of the order pending an appeal.

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Related: New Mexico: Officials Quit Over Marriage Ruling 

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