Marissa Lang
Marissa Lang is an author at Religion News Service.
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Utah same-sex marriage proponents want Supreme Court to rule, too
By Marissa Lang — August 8, 2014
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) Lawyers for the three same-sex couples announced Thursday (Aug. 7) that they will join with Gov. Gary Herbert and Attorney General Sean Reyes in calling for the Supreme Court to hear their case.
Utah asks Supreme Court for urgent intervention to halt same-sex marriage recognition
By Marissa Lang — July 17, 2014
(RNS) A state win would effectively nullify more than 1,000 unions gay and lesbian Utahns entered into during a 17-day legal marriage window.
Same-sex couples shatter marriage records in Utah
By Marissa Lang — December 27, 2013
SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) In the week since a federal judge overturned Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage, the number of weddings in the state has skyrocketed, shattering records and accruing thousands of dollars for Utah’s 29 counties.
After historic ruling, Utah couple spends first Christmas as Mrs. and Mrs.
By Marissa Lang — December 26, 2013
(RNS) Christmas this year brought the warm consistency of tradition, of family and friends, of food and gifts and decorations hung with care. But it also brought the realization that in the five days since a federal judge overturned Utah’s ban on same-sex marriages, so much had changed for the state's gay and lesbian couples.
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