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| Utah same-sex marriages put on hold in US supreme court decision | Utah same-sex marriages put on hold in US supreme court decision |
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| The US supreme court called a halt to gay marriages in Utah on Monday, pending an appeal by the state to overturn a lower court's ruling that its ban on same-sex unions was constitutional. | The US supreme court called a halt to gay marriages in Utah on Monday, pending an appeal by the state to overturn a lower court's ruling that its ban on same-sex unions was constitutional. |
| A judge in the ultra-conservative state said in December its voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. More than 900 same-sex couples have been married in the state since the ban on gay weddings was lifted in December. | A judge in the ultra-conservative state said in December its voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. More than 900 same-sex couples have been married in the state since the ban on gay weddings was lifted in December. |
| The decision means that same-sex weddings in Utah, a state dominated by the Mormon church, are now on hold while the case is appealed to the US 10th circuit court of appeals in Denver. | The decision means that same-sex weddings in Utah, a state dominated by the Mormon church, are now on hold while the case is appealed to the US 10th circuit court of appeals in Denver. |
| The 10th circuit has set short deadlines for both sides to file their written arguments, with the state's first brief due on 27 January. No date for argument has been set yet. | |
| James Magleby, a lawyer for couples who sued to overturn the ban, said that while the halt to same-sex marriages is temporary — assuming the appeals court does not reverse the lower court's ruling — it is disappointing because it leaves Utah families waiting to marry until the appeal is over. | |
| "Every day that goes by, same-sex couples and their children are being harmed by not being able to marry and be treated equally," Magleby said in a statement that also proclaimed confidence in his side's case before the appellate judges. | |
| The Associated Press and Reuters in Washington contributed to this report | |
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