As of today, Jan. 6, same-sex marriage licenses can no longer be issued in Utah.
This morning, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the State of Utah’s request to temporarily block the impact of U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby’s ruling, which struck down Utah’s 2004 ban on same-sex marriage last month, calling the ban unconstitutional.
Hundreds of marriage licenses have already been issued to same-sex couples in Utah since Shelby’s ruling, but as of today the issuance of those licenses will cease.
Today’s action from the Supreme Court is only temporary and is not the final determination on same-sex marriage within the state of Utah. The federal appeals court in Denver will address the larger issues in coming weeks.
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Written by Cami Cox
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