A divided federal appeals court on Wednesday declared Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the December ruling of a federal trial judge in Utah.
Multiple challenges to state same-sex marriage bans are pending in federal trial and appellate courts across the country. Thursday’s decision marked the first time a federal appeals court weighed in on the merits of a state ban on gay marriage.
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