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Attorney General Eric Holder essentially just told Utah Gov. Gary Herbert to suck it. The Obama administration on Friday said that it would recognize as lawful the marriages of 1,300 same-sex couples in Utah, even though the state government is refusing to do so. Wading into the fast-moving legal battle over same-sex marriage rights in one of America’s most socially …

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes yesterday ordered county clerks to finalize the paperwork on same-sex marriage applications submitted before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its stay. The stay remains in effect while the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considers the long-term question of whether gay couples have a right to wed in Utah. In Weber County, about 30 …

Via Salt Lake City’s Fox affiliate: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not currently planning to file an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the appeal of a ruling that struck down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, a spokeswoman for the LDS church confirmed Thursday. The LDS church did file two such briefs last year, …

Talking Points Memo has the story. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah announced Thursday that it is planning litigation against the state of Utah for putting recognition of same-sex marriages on hold after the Supreme Court issued a temporary stay. The ACLU called for plaintiffs on Wednesday, and got “overwhelming interest” from couples who were married before the stay …

Via Equality On Trial: Noted LGBT legal organization National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) will be joining as co-counsel for the plaintiffs in Kitchen v. Herbert, the challenge to Utah’s same-sex marriage ban. A text entry in the docket for the Tenth Circuit appeal reported the appearance of NCLR attorneys Shannon Minter and Kate Kendell: “Notice of appearance filed by …

Governor Gary Herbert’s office has sent a letter to all state agencies. An excerpt: Based on counsel from the Attorney General’s Office regarding the Supreme Court decision, state recognition of same-sex marital status is ON HOLD until further notice. Please understand this position is not intended to comment on the legal status of those same-sex marriages – that is for …

Utah’s newly-appointed Attorney General will today issue an opinion on the status of the more than 1300 same-sex marriages that have already taken place. The opinion, which is expected to be presented to Governor Gary Herbert on Wednesday, will determine if the state provides services to legally wed same-sex couples pending the appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay …

“The Supreme Court made the correct decision to stay Judge Shelby’s ruling in the Amendment 3 case. Clearly, the stay should have been granted with the original District Court decision in order to have avoided the uncertainty created by this unprecedented change. As I have said all along, all Utahns deserve to have this issue resolved through a fair and …

He didn’t get the “nullification” he claimed to be fasting for, but Trestin Meacham just posted a Facebook photo of himself having a anti-gay victory nosh. (Tipped by JMG reader Dave)

“It was outrageous that this brazen judge appointed by President Obama would substitute his views for the sovereign decision made by both the Utah Legislature and the people of the state, who voted overwhelmingly in favor of defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The decision by a single federal judge to redefine marriage in Utah …

Via SCOTUSblog: The Supreme Court on Monday morning put on hold a federal judge’s decision striking down Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, thus stopping a wave of such marriages across the state. The Court’s order reinstates the state ban and will keep it intact until after a federal appeals court has ruled on it. The order appeared to have the …

On Friday, the good guys filed a SCOTUS brief opposing Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s demand for a stay on gay marriages while the Tenth Circuit Court considers their appeal. Today the state fired back with a reply brief. As you’ll recall, the plaintiffs’ brief denounced the state’s citation of the Regnerus study and noted that Regnerus was denounced by the …

From the editors of the Salt Lake Tribune: Same-sex attraction, far from being unnatural, has been around since the dawn of time, and in recent decades mainstream America has come to accept it as something other than deviant. The American Psychiatric Association has considered homosexuality a normal sexual variation, not a mental disorder, since 1973. The Supreme Court in 2003 …

Clip recap: “We have the latest from Utah, where the state has committed to spending millions of dollars to undo marriage equality. An apology from a Florida governor who has now changed his mind on banning the freedom to marry. Plus, new promises of yet another federal lawsuit in a conservative state.”

“The people of Utah have rights, too, not just the homosexuals. The homosexuals are shoving their agenda down our throats. We have a right to raise our kids without homosexuals being part of the Boy Scouts, the schools and teachers and doing everything. They can be all that, but don’t shove your agenda down my kid’s throat. We have a …