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Judge Delays Same Sex Marriage Decision

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On Thursday, a federal court in Casper heard arguments on whether Wyoming needed to start issuing same sex marriage licenses. The courtroom was packed, but the hearing only went on for about an hour.

Federal Judge Scott Skavdahl heard same sex marriage advocates argue that because the 10th circuit court in Denver ruled earlier that same sex marriage bans were unconstitutional Wyoming needed to allow same sex marriage immediately.

Wyoming’s lawyers argued that they should have more time to review the case, and that the plaintiffs didn’t have the legal standing to bring a case against them in the first place.

Judge Skavdahl ended the hearing by saying he would decide the matter by Monday afternoon.

Tom Stover, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, says he wasn’t disappointed.

“Judge Stavdahl made it clear, and we agree with him that this is a very serious issue. He takes it seriously, and we aren’t disappointed. We look forward to hearing from him on Monday.”

Judge Stavdahl’s decision will be issued Monday by 5pm.

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