Tag: John Suthers

  Local economist Tom Binnings announced he too is considering a run for mayor of Colorado Springs. Via the Gazette. He's a senior partner at...

  You may know Attorney General John Suthers as a key force upholding Colorado's gay marriage ban. And you wouldn't be wrong. But now he...

  Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, who has said he's considering a run for mayor of Colorado Springs, will have competition from El Paso County...

In case you missed it, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Yes, it's big news, but it's not exactly groundbreaking news. Not any more. Maybe not ever again.

District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree issued an order this morning allowing Denver County Clerk Debra Johnson to continue issuing same-sex marriage licenses despite a request from Attorney General John Suthers for an emergency injunction that would have stopped her.

The movement to bring gay marriage to Colorado has proceeded at breakneck pace, building great momentum that critics of Attorney General John Suthers fear he is attempting a in recent legal maneuver to derail.

"In other words, the legal debate about this question will be suspended in Colorado as we await finality from the 10th Circuit or U.S. Supreme Court."

"Clerk Hall is prohibited from knowingly violating an individual's constitutional rights. Given all of the other law in this area, the 10th Circuit's decision to stay its mandate is too fragile a shield to hide behind."

"The judges said [marriage] was a fundamental right. How do you stay a fundamental right?"

"The right wing made this a national issue. It seems they're beginning to realize their mistake and that more inclusiveness is better, for everybody."