Today's Hero - Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall
BOULDER Colo. (Reuters) - A county clerk in Colorado refused on Tuesday an ultimatum by the state attorney general to stop unilaterally issuing same-sex marriage licenses until the U.S. Supreme Court settles the issue, or face legal action.
The conflict in Colorado erupted after the elected clerk of left-leaning Boulder County began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples last week despite warnings from the Republican attorney general that such licenses would be invalid.
The clerk was emboldened by a landmark decision by a Denver-based regional appeals court that found in favor of same-sex marriage in neighboring Utah. That ruling, however, has been put on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court definitively rules on the matter.
“Same-sex licenses are legal and just and we will continue to issue them,” Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall said in a statement rejecting the latest demand of the state attorney general.
http://news.yahoo.com/colorado-clerk-again-refuses-halt-issuing-same-sex-211815941.html
