Spectators Jam Courtroom as Boulder Judge Hears Arguments in Gay Marriage Dispute
The normally static courtroom erupted with applause and rumbled with scoffs as attorneys argued whether the Boulder County Clerk’s office is breaking the law by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Spectators inside the packed courtroom Wednesday — including couples who received their marriage license from the Boulder office — struggled to contain their emotions as the Colorado Attorney General’s Office asked the judge to temporarily order Boulder Clerk and Recorder Hillary Hall to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
Attorney General John Suthers filed a lawsuit against Hall last week, claiming she is ignoring judicial procedure and issuing invalid marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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