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SALT LAKE CITY 鈥� The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit denied Utah鈥檚 request to suspend a lower court's ruling ordering the state to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples who were legally married after a federal court struck down a state ban, but before the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted additional marriages from taking place. Over 1,000 same-sex couples married in Utah during that time period. In May, a federal court ordered the state to recognize those marriages as legally valid, but Utah had asked that the lower court鈥檚 order be suspended as the appeals process continued. Today鈥檚 ruling denies that request, but does give the state 10 days to decide to seek a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court.

The couples are represented by 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Utah, and Strindberg & Scholnick, LLC, who sought the preliminary injunction for the marriages to be recognized while their lawsuit continues.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a relief to our clients and the 1,000 other lawfully wedded same-sex couples in our state that their marriages will be recognized throughout this process,鈥� said John Mejia, legal director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Utah. 鈥淲e continue to fight to ensure that these loving and committed couples get the permanent recognition they deserve.鈥�

鈥淭he court of appeals has granted these families the peace of mind of knowing that they will not be excluded from the protection and dignity that only marriage can provide,鈥� said Joshua Block, staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果 Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Project. 鈥淲e鈥檙e grateful that these couples will be able to move forward with their lives as this case moves forward in the courts.鈥�

The lawsuit is separate from the original federal case challenging Utah鈥檚 marriage ban, which was recently also struck down by the 10th Circuit. That case was brought by the law firm of Magleby & Greenwood on behalf of three other couples. The 老澳门开奖结果 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in that case.

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