Tag Archives: Utah

UTAH: Plaintiffs Must File Stay Objection With Tenth Circuit Court By 5PM Today

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BREAKING: Judge Shelby DENIES Stay Demand, Marriages To Continue

And now the state will run to the Tenth Circuit Court for the third time, but this time their appeal will be considered. Meanwhile, hell has frozen over and pigs are FLYING in Utah.

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Kate Kendell’s Daughter Just Got Married

The daughter of National Center for Lesbian Rights head Kate Kendell just got married in the Salt Lake County office. Hundreds of others are still waiting for their turn and all eyes are on phones as they await Shelby’s ruling.

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UTAH: Judge Shelby Calls Recess To Decide Stay Request From Governor

These tweets are from a reporter for the Fox local affiliate. Stand by…

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Tweet Of The Day – Wonkette

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Meanwhile In Provo…

Utah County is the home to Brigham Young University.

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BREAKING: Tenth Circuit Again Denies Stay Request By Utah Governor

We’re still waiting on the ruling from District Judge Shelby. Read the Tenth’s second denial here.

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At The Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office

Salt Lake City’s Fox affiliate is live-streaming their news.

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Quote Of The Day – Seth Anderson

“Today, December 23, Republican Governor Gary Herbert has declared the State of Utah will go before a judge to ‘defend traditional marriage within the borders of Utah.’ I don’t know how he can say that as a Utahan and as a Mormon. Traditional marriage in Utah is non-traditional. How delightfully ironic that today, December 23, Mormons will remember the birthday …

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Bulletin From Equality Utah

Equality Utah has posted some pointers on their Facebook page: 1. Bring cash to pay for your license to make it quicker. Price varies from county to county. It’s $40 in Salt Lake County. 2. Time is of the essence, we don’t know how much time we will have. County Clerks offices open at 8am Monday morning. 3. The district …

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Where To Marry In Utah Today

As we awaiting this morning’s hearing, the Salt Lake Tribune reports that gay couples camped out overnight outside the Salt Lake County clerk’s office in order to get marriage licenses ahead of the ruling. Gay Salt Lake reports that several other Utah counties will be definitely be issuing licenses today: Cache County, Davis County, Grand County, Summit County, Washington County, …

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BREAKING: Tenth Circuit Court Denies Stay Request From Utah Governor

Via Fox News Salt Lake City: According to court documents, “The Defendants-Appellants ask this court to stay the district court’s order pending the district court’s ruling on a motion for stay pending appeal that is currently pending in that court.” According to the documents, the filing for an Emergency Motion for Temporary Stay did not address nor satisfy the factors …

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Tomorrow At 9AM: Utah Stay Hearing

The hearing on Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s demand for a stay on same-sex marriages will begin at 9AM tomorrow. Case Name:      Kitchen et al v. Herbert et al Case Number:    2:13-cv-00217-RJS NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION: re: [94] Defendant’s MOTION to Stay re [90] Order on Motion for Summary Judgment. The court orders the Plaintiffs to file …

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Mormon Paper: This Is Judicial Tyranny

From the Mormon Church-owned Deseret News: The essence of judicial tyranny is when a single, unelected federal judge declares the laws and constitution of an entire state null and void with an opinion clothed in the barest of legal precedent. It is true that state efforts to restrict marriage on the basis of race have run afoul of the federal …

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Fun Fact (For Now)

(Tipped by JMG reader Birdie)

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UTAH: Four Counties Refuse Gay Marriages

Four Utah counties refused to issue gay marriage licenses yesterday, including the clerk in Utah County, home to Provo. (And, NOT incidentally, Brigham Young University.)  Gay couples were also turned away in Weber, Washington, and Davis counties.

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UTAH: Attorney General Files Emergency Appeal To Stop Gay Weddings

Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: In the late Friday night filing, Acting Attorney General Brian Tarbet argued that an emergency stay was needed from the 10th Circuit because Shelby already told lawyers for the state that he would not issue a stay of his ruling before receiving a written request for a stay — which the state has now filed …

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VIDEO: Utah’s First Married Gay Couple

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Tweets Of The Day

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Brian Brown Has The Utah Sadz

“This ruling is a travesty of justice. The voters of Utah made their will in this matter perfectly clear less than 10 years ago when adopting an amendment to the state constitution defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. This ruling should concern every American who cares about the rights of citizens and their involvement in …

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