Utah Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Block Gay Marriage
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Utah is preparing to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ruling by a federal judge in Salt Lake City that declared the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, the Utah attorney general’s office said.
The office said it’s coordinating with outside lawyers to file the appeal, following the state’s failure on Dec. 24 to persuade the U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver to grant an emergency request to put the Dec. 20 ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby on hold while Utah appeals it.