Boulder Clerk Defies State, Issues Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP JUNE 26, 2014, 3:14 PM EDT
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) More same-sex couples are obtaining marriage licenses and getting married in Boulder County even though gay marriage remains illegal in Colorado.
Clerk Hillary 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 were quickly married by simply signing their certificates, a process allowed under Colorado law.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver put the ruling on hold in case of a possible appeal, so Utah's ban is still in place. Colorado also has such a ban.
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and legal analysts say the decision has no legal impact until the case is settled.
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