Federal judge rules Boulder County Clerk can continue issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples

District Court Judge Andrew Hartman ruled today that Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall can ignore the stay on a ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, which found states cannot set gender requirements for marriage.

Hartman said same-sex marriage is still illegal in Colorado but that Hall's behavior causes no harm.  The ruling included the temporary measures that couples be informed that the licenses could be found invalid at some point in the future, and that clerks identify and note all same-sex marriage licenses to state agencies.

In his ruling, Hartman noted that every judge who has ruled on a same-marriage ban since the fall of DOMA last June has found it unconstitutional. He referred to Colorado's prohibition is "hanging on by a thread."

Following suit, word comes that Denver's County Clerk will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as soon as possible.

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