Day 3: Boulder, Colo., continues issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples

Licenses now being offered in Boulder, Lafayette and Longmont offices

BOULDER, Colo. — Emboldened by a ruling against Utah’s same-sex marriage ban, Boulder County is continuing to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

Clerk Hillary Hall is issuing the licenses for the third straight day in Boulder on Friday despite warnings that gay marriage remains illegal in Colorado. The licenses are also being offered at the clerk’s Lafayette and Longmont offices for the first time.

A total of 34 licenses were issued Wednesday and Thursday, including one to state Sen. Jessie Ulibarri and his partner Louis Trujillo.

Hall began issuing licenses Wednesday after a federal appeals court ruled that Utah’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. More couples showed up Thursday to get licenses and some said they were quickly married by simply signing their certificates, a process allowed under Colorado law.

However, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, legal analysts and even the lawyer challenging Colorado’s gay marriage ban, say Hall’s actions aren’t legal because the ruling is on hold in case of a possible appeal. The ruling has no legal impact until the case is settled, so Utah’s ban is still in place and so is Colorado’s.

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/06/boulder-colo-continues-issuing-marriage-licenses-to-same-sex-couples/