The state of Utah urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to resolve the “immensely important” question of whether states, in accord with the Constitution, can prohibit same-sex marriages.
By filing its petition for review, Utah became the first of three states whose marriage bans were struck down recently by federal appellate courts to reach the justices. Defenders of bans in Virginia and Oklahoma have announced their intentions to file petitions as well.
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