Updated: Laramie County court asked to rule on gay marriage licenses
Source: Caspar Star-Tribune
A legal team representing Wyoming’s gay community filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday afternoon in Cheyenne – the second legal action in the past two days – to legalize same-sex marriage in Wyoming.
“We feel like this is the quickest way to bring about the freedom to marry in Wyoming,” said Jeran Artery, chairman of Wyoming Equality, about the latest suit, filed in U.S. District Court of Wyoming. “You can see the writing on the wall with the decision from the Supreme Court this week.”
On Monday, U.S. Supreme Court chose to not hear appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay marriage. Two of the states involved, Utah and Oklahoma, belong to the same federal circuit as Wyoming, the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Wyoming’s gay community believes the 10th Circuit’s decision to strike down those states’ gay marriage bans applies to Wyoming.
However, county clerks in Wyoming have not begun to issue marriage licenses. Gov. Matt Mead and Attorney General Peter Michael said Monday they don’t think the high court’s decision has any impact on a case in state court filed March 5, Courage v. Wyoming.
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This would be a heroic tribute to that young man if it goes through. Matt would have been 38 this coming Sunday.
RIP 1976-1998
