Utah A.G. spokesman: Counties who deny same-sex marriages are breaking law

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By Matthew Piper | The Salt Lake Tribune


A spokesman for the Utah Attorney General’s Office says that while his office isn’t advising county clerks at this time, the law now provides that they must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby "has put out his ruling that anyone who denies a marriage license is in contempt of the court and in contempt of the law," said Ryan Bruckman on Tuesday. "According to that, everyone should be [issuing licenses]."

Meanwhile, the Cache County Clerk’s office on Tuesday became the latest in Utah to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Two couples were married as of 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, according to a clerk’s office worker. The office will be open until noon today, and the worker did not know if they will issue licenses to couples still in line at that time.

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[Ken Burch]

1. Admit it...we're all waiting to see which Osmond comes out first, aren't we?

[rurallib]

2. I was betting one of the Romneys would be in the line

Skip, Flip, Trip, Chip and Dip.

[Motown_Johnny]

5. An Osmond - Romney wedding would be one hell of an event n/t

[Ken Burch]

7. And reality tv gold. n/t

[seattledo]

3. As if they care. They see themselves as martyrs.

Logic and law have no place in their world.

[avebury]

4. If a US District Judge issued a similar

ruling in Oklahoma there is no way on earth that the Oklahoma Attorney General would issue a statement like the one issued by the Utah AG. I don't think that the State of Oklahoma has ever found any law that they would not disregard in the interest of "Christian Values." Constitutional and equal rights is just not in their vocabulary.

[RandySF]

6. Wow, a Republican who understands the law.