Same-Sex Marriages Performed in Utah Before Supreme Court Stay Not Recognized
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Channel: KUTV 2 News Salt Lake City · 2014 · News & Politics
(KUTV) The State of Utah announced that they will not recognize same-sex marriages performed in the State.In a press release on Wednesday, Utah's Chief of Staff Derek Miller sent a letter to cabinet members, saying, with the district court injunction now stayed, the original laws governing marriage in Utah return to effect pending final resolution by the courts. It is important to understand that those laws include not only a prohibition of performing same-sex marriages but also recognizing same-sex marriages. The letter also went on to say, please understand this position is not intended to comment on the legal status of those same-sex marriages that is for the courts to decide. The intent of this communication is to direct state agency compliance with current laws that prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. The Supreme Court granted a stay on Monday after a federal judge ruled on December 20th that Utah's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional.(Copyright 2014 Sinclair Broadcasting Group)
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