Utah Gay-Marriage Ban Rejected in Appeals Court First
This article is for subscribers only.
Proponents of same-sex marriage in the U.S. reached a milestone today when a federal appeals court ruled Utah’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, setting the stage for possible review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver is the first appellate ruling since the high court last year struck down a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act that barred the federal government from recognizing gay marriages.