Amy Goodman
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Court Ruling on Gay Marriage Ban Makes Utah an Unlikely New Front in Struggle for LGBT Equality
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9:47Now PlayingNearly 1,000 same sex couples have tied the knot in Utah since a federal judge struck down the state's ban on gay marriage late last month. The ruling by District Judge Robert Shelby had been the first to overturn a state's gay marriage ban since the Supreme Court's landmark decisions against the Defense of Marriage Act and California's samesex marriage ban last June. Over the past few weeks, Utah courthouses have been the scenes of jubilation for LGBT couples and the movement for marriage equality. But those unions and many others in Utah are now in limbo. On Monday, the Supreme Court granted Utah's request to block samesex marriages while the ruling is appealed. The case now goes before a federal appeals court in Denver, but many expect it to find its way to the Supreme Court. A Supreme Court decision could have major repercussions across the country if Utah's ban is overturned, the same could happen for samesex marriage bans in nearly 30 other states. We are joined from Utah by Derek Kitchen and Moudi Sbeity, one of three couples who are plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging Utah's ban on samesex marriage.
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