US recognizes Utah same-sex marriages: What's behind Holder's unusual move?
In a highly unusual move, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that the Obama administration would fully recognize the more than 1,000 same-sex marriages that were performed in Utah shortly after a federal judge declared the state’s ban on same-sex marriages to be unconstitutional.
The US Supreme Court issued a stay of the lower court’s ruling two weeks later, bringing to a temporary end the performance of same-sex marriages in Utah and raising questions about the legitimacy of the new marriages.
Utah officials are appealing the judge’s ruling to the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals. In the meantime, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has said the state will not recognize the same-sex marriages while the case is still working its way through the courts.
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