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U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Utah’s same-sex marriage appeal (at least...
SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. Supreme Court has released a list of some of the cases it will hear this term and Utah’s same-sex marriage case is not on it. However, that doesn’t mean the case won’t be...
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Read AG Sean Reyes’ letter to county clerks regarding same-sex marriages
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has advised county clerks throughout the state to recognize all legally performed same-sex marriages starting Monday. Same-sex marriage is once again...
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Conservative groups vow to continue fight on same-sex marriage ruling
SALT LAKE CITY — Conservative groups that backed Utah’s Amendment 3 in 2004, vow to continue the fight to keep marriage only between a man and a woman. For months both sides speculated on how the U.S....
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County clerks issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — The short line at the Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office was easy Monday, considering how long Lynda Coleman and Alisha Matthews had waited to stand there. “We’ve been together, gosh, I...
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Same-sex marriage in Utah: ‘We are 100% the snowball’s chance in Hell’
SALT LAKE CITY – Same-sex marriage is legal once again in Utah, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the state’s appeal. The nation’s top court on Monday refused to hear cases from Utah,...
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Utah drops objection to same-sex parent adoptions
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is getting out of adoptions involving same-sex parents. In court filings obtained by FOX 13, the Utah Department of Health said it “no longer requires clarification of the law and...
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Utah AG drops same-sex marriage recognition appeal
UPDATE: In an order handed down on Wednesday, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted Utah’s request to dismiss the same-sex marriage recognition lawsuit, ending the case. ORIGINAL STORY: SALT...
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Feds to recognize Utah same-sex marriages
SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the federal government will recognize same-sex marriages performed in Utah. In a videotaped statement, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder...
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Utah Supreme Court lifts ban on adoptions by same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has lifted a stay on adoptions involving same-sex couples. In an order issued Thursday afternoon, the state’s top court ordered the Utah Department of Health to...
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Court upholds same-sex marriage bans in 4 states; issue likely heading to...
CINCINNATI — The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld bans on same-sex marriage in four states Thursday, breaking a recent trend of federal appeals courts finding in favor of same-sex marriage. The...
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ACLU wants Utah to pay nearly $200,000 for gay marriage recognition case
SALT LAKE CITY — The ACLU is asking for Utah taxpayers to shell out nearly $200,000 for a legal battle over same-sex marriage recognition. In two separate filings, the ACLU and other attorneys sought...
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Utah same-sex marriage cases officially over after legal fees settled
SALT LAKE CITY — The legal fight over same-sex marriage has officially ended with lawyers for the Utah Attorney General’s Office and the ACLU reaching a settlement over legal fees. A preliminary...
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For the first time, same-sex couples can be foster parents in Utah
MURRAY — Blair Warren and Stephanie Robinson are finishing up their classes at the Utah Foster Care Foundation. Any day now, they’ll find out if they passed the state-mandated background checks and...
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SLC Mayor proclaims ‘Freedom to Marry Day’ on anniversary of Amendment 3 ruling
SALT LAKE CITY — Mayor Ralph Becker declared Dec. 20 “Freedom to Marry Day,” recognizing the one-year anniversary of the ruling that struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage. FOX 13 News spoke with...
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U.S. Supreme Court to take on same-sex marriage, if states can ban it
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday it will tackle the issue of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, or whether states are allowed to ban gay marriage. The nine...
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Utah may get involved in SCOTUS same-sex marriage cases
SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah may get involved in the cases before the U.S. Supreme Court on same-sex marriage. The federal solicitor for the Utah Attorney General’s Office said the state would...
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Amendment 3 plaintiff to run for SLC Council
SALT LAKE CITY — Derek Kitchen, who sued the state of Utah for the right to marry his partner that led to same-sex marriage becoming legal in Utah, is running for city council. Kitchen announced on...
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Utah asks Supreme Court to rule against same-sex marriage
SALT LAKE CITY — In a “friend of the court” brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, Utah and 14 other states have urged the nation’s top court to rule against same-sex marriage. “The Constitution...
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The couple that cleared the way for same-sex marriage in Utah finally got...
SALT LAKE CITY — Theirs was a marriage made in litigation. Derek Kitchen and Moudi Sbeity, the couple involved in the landmark case that led to same-sex marriage in Utah, tied the knot in a downtown...
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Utah AG’s office criticizes Senator over same-sex marriage Facebook post
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Attorney General’s Office criticized a state senator who claimed that if the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of state’s rights on same-sex marriage, it would seek to...
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