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Gay rights group asks for federal recognition of Utah same-sex marriages
Source: Reuters
Gay rights group asks for federal recognition of Utah same-sex marriages
BY JENNIFER DOBNER
SALT LAKE CITY Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:53am EST
(Reuters) - A gay rights group asked the U.S. federal government on Thursday to recognize the marriages of gay couples who wed in Utah after a court ruling briefly legalized gay unions in the conservative, predominantly Mormon state.
Utah temporarily became the 18th state to legalize same-sex marriage when a U.S. federal district judge ruled on December 20 that a state ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. His ruling was put on hold this week by the U.S. Supreme Court, but not before roughly 1,400 gay couples tied the knot.
The office of Utah's Republican governor said on Wednesday the state would not recognize those marriages, at least for now, as state attorneys appeal the case before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
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In a letter sent on Thursday to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the Human Rights Campaign said the couples and their families should have access to federal benefits.
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BY JENNIFER DOBNER
SALT LAKE CITY Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:53am EST
(Reuters) - A gay rights group asked the U.S. federal government on Thursday to recognize the marriages of gay couples who wed in Utah after a court ruling briefly legalized gay unions in the conservative, predominantly Mormon state.
Utah temporarily became the 18th state to legalize same-sex marriage when a U.S. federal district judge ruled on December 20 that a state ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. His ruling was put on hold this week by the U.S. Supreme Court, but not before roughly 1,400 gay couples tied the knot.
The office of Utah's Republican governor said on Wednesday the state would not recognize those marriages, at least for now, as state attorneys appeal the case before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
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In a letter sent on Thursday to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the Human Rights Campaign said the couples and their families should have access to federal benefits.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/10/us-usa-gaymarriage-utah-idUSBREA081NK20140110