Colorado Attorney General John Suthers on Monday said all 64 county clerks must begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear all appeals on gay marriage bans. Suthers’ announcement is an abrupt and unexpected resolution to the legal battles in Colorado, including the attorney general’s previous successful efforts to stop to…
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Denver clerk begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses
The Denver County clerk’s office on Thursday began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, just hours after a Boulder judge rejected a bid by the state to block a similar move there. The first couple, Samantha Getman, 33, and Victoria Quintana, 23, got their license shortly before 2 p.m. They were far outnumbered by reporters,…
Boulder County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses; AG says no
Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Hillary Hall announced Wednesday afternoon that her office will immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples now that the 10th U.S. Circuit Court has struck down Utah’s ban on gay marriage. The Colorado Attorney General’s office said the licenses won’t be valid. The clerk’s office said it would…
10th Circuit Court Says States Can’t Ban Gay Marriage
In a ruling that strikes down gay marriage ban in Oklahoma, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said today that the 14th Amendment protects same-sex couples’ right to marry. The decision is in the Utah case, which was considered on a fast track with the Oklahoma case. In both cases, federal judges struck down…
LANDMARK VICTORY: 10th Circuit Appeals Court rules in favor of the freedom to marry
** BREAKING: The 10th Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling finding that denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry in Utah is unconstitutional! This is the first federal appellate court ruling since ‘Windsor.‘ Today the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled in favor of same-sex couples’ freedom to marry, upholding a…
EDITORIAL: State AG Suthers should back off shameful push against gay marriage
A Brighton judge answered the question for everyone in Colorado still struggling with whether and how to end Colorado’s embarrassing ban on gay marriage. “They all got it wrong?” Adams County District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree asked, according to a story this week in the Denver Post, talking about a growing list of district court…
Colorado judge considering two lawsuits skeptical of same-sex marriage ban
BRIGHTON, Colo. — Colorado’s same-sex marriage ban appeared to be on thin ice Monday after a judge considering two lawsuits against the law pointed out that 15 other judges have recently struck down similar bans in other states. Those rulings followed the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year ordering the federal government to recognize same-sex…
Colorado governor says he supports gay marriage
DENVER—Gov. John Hickenlooper has come out as a supporter of gay marriage. The Colorado Democrat has been a vocal backer of gay rights but generally stopped short of formally endorsing same-sex marriage. However, on Monday he provided a statement in support of a gay rights group that kicked off a campaign to bring gay marriage…
Announcing “Why Marriage Matters Colorado”
By Dave Montez, Executive Director of One Colorado It’s a big day for Colorado. Today, One Colorado will proudly stand on the steps of the Capitol alongside our coalition partners to launch Why Marriage Matters Colorado, the campaign that will move marriage forward here in Colorado. Our position is simple: No loving couple in our…
BREAKING: Nine same-sex couples file suit against Colorado same-sex marriage ban
Nine Colorado same-sex couples seeking to marry in the state filed suit today in Denver District Court, with the claim that being denied a marriage license on Feb. 18 in Denver was a violation of their rights.The lawsuit argues that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, passed to the Colorado Constitution by voters in 2006…
