Utah Attorney General taking marriage equality case to US Supreme Court

Last month a three-judge panel in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that Utah's same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional.

AG Sean Reyes had three options:
1. Accept the ruling by the 10th Circuit panel
2. Ask for a en banc review (full panel of judges)
3. Head to the US Supreme Court

Today was the last day to opt for number 2; number 1 wasn't going to happen; and this afternoon the Utah AG's office confirmed the case will go to SCOTUS.

Here's the statement from the AG's office via Utah reporter Ben Winslow:

The NCLR issued this response:

We want this case to move forward to a final resolution as quickly as possible. Every day, loving and committed same-sex couples and their families in Utah are being harmed by the continued enforcement of measures that deny them equal dignity, security and protection—even though both the federal district court and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals have held they violate fundamental constitutional guarantees. We look forward to the day every family in Utah has the freedom to marry, and we will work hard to make that happen as soon as possible.

Freedom To Marry offered this:

The Supreme Court should take this case and swiftly move to end marriage discrimination across the country. Every day of delay is a day of hardship for couples and their loved ones wrongly denied the freedom to marry and respect for their families. The American people support the freedom to marry, but the law still discriminates for too many American couples in too many states.

It should be noted that SCOTUS can choose to not take the appeal. Should that happen, the 10th Circuit ruling would go into effect for Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico and Wyoming.