State trying to put Friday's gay marriage decision on hold
Utah is trying to block same-sex marriages Monday in an appeal to Friday's ruling that the state must allow gay couples to marry.
Same-sex couples around the state celebrated U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby's ruling that that Utah's law against gay marriage violates the constitution. But lawyers for the state are due in court Monday morning to get the ruling put on hold as they appeal the decision in federal court, the Associated Press reports. Shelby will hear arguments Monday morning about whether to put the ruling on hold.
More than 100 gay couples rushed to the county clerk's office in Salt Lake City to get marriage licenses after Shelby's ruling Friday. Hundreds more were expected to show up Monday morning to get their marriage licenses before the ruling can be put on hold.
Shelby's ruling was considered a surprise in Utah, one of the most conservative states in the nation. Utah is home to the Mormon church, which provided much of the firepower behind California's short-lived ban on same-sex marriage. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert expressed dismay at the ruling, saying, calling Shelby an 'activist federal judge attempting to override the will of the people of Utah.'
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