| 11/2/2004 |
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Utah passes Amendment 3 which states that "marriage consists only of the legal union between a man and a woman." |
http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2435943&itype=NGPSID |
Utah bans same-sex marriage |
| 11/1/2008 |
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The LDS Church helps fund the campaigns to promote a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in California. |
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Prop 8 support |
| 3/25/2013 |
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Three couples file a lawsuit alleging Utah's Amendment 3 violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56059562-78/utah-marriage-couples-court.html.csp |
Legal battle begins |
| 3/12/2014 |
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After the U.S. Supreme Court granted the stay, Utah decided to place the marriages already performed "on hold," rather than fully recognize or refuse to recognize them. |
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57670412-78/state-marriages-utah-couples.html.csp |
"Legal limbo" |
| 6/26/2013 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, which barred gay marriage, and declines to rule on California's Proposition 8, clearing the way for same-sex marriage in the Golden State. |
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56514511-68/marriage-gay-court-california.html.csp |
DOMA and Prop 8 rulings |
| 6/6/2014 |
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The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily stayed Kimball's ruling, halting any movement toward marriage recognition. (The case remains on hold.) |
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On hold |
| 12/20/2013 |
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Federal Judge Shelby strikes down Utah's Amendment 3 as unconstitutional. |
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57291925-78/marriage-utah-state-sex.html.csp |
Same-sex marriage ban struck down |
| 5/19/2014 |
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U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball orders Utah to honor and recognize all same-sex marriages performed while Judge Shelby's ruling was in effect. |
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Utah must honor marriages |
| 1/6/2014 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court grants the Utah Attorney General's Office request for a stay, ending same-sex marriage in Utah pending the 10th Circuit Court outcome of the state's appeal of Shelby's ruling. |
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Stay requested |
| 6/25/2014 |
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A federal appeals court ruled that states outlawing same-sex marriage are in violation of the U.S. Constitution. |
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58007681-78/court-marriage-sex-utah.html.csp |
10th Circuit Court upholds same-sex marriage |
