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Same-sex marriage became legal in Utah on December 20, 2013, when [[United States District Court for the District of Utah|U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Robert J. Shelby]]  issued a ruling in ''[[Kitchen v. Herbert]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/23/utah-gay-marriage/4173473/ |title= Federal judge rules that Utah gay marriages may continue |newspaper= USA Today |date= December 27, 2013 |access-date= December 31, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131227071422/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/23/utah-gay-marriage/4173473/ |archive-date= December 27, 2013 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Meyers |first= Donald W. |url= http://www.sltrib.com/57302479-78/county-licenses-marriage-sex.html |title= Utah County refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses |newspaper= The Salt Lake Tribune |date= December 23, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141104170859/http://www.sltrib.com/57302479-78/county-licenses-marriage-sex.html |archive-date= November 4, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of close of business December 26, more than 1,225 marriage licenses were issued, with at least 74 percent, or 905 licenses, issued to gay and lesbian couples.<ref>{{cite news|title=Same-sex Couples Shatter Marriage Records In Utah|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/28/samesex-couples-shatter-m_n_4511778.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000010|access-date=December 31, 2013|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=December 28, 2013|author=Marissa Lang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101092602/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/28/samesex-couples-shatter-m_n_4511778.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000010|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The Utah Attorney General's office was granted a stay of the ruling by the [[United States Supreme Court|U.S. Supreme Court]] on January 6, 2014, while the [[Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals]] considered the case.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/06/22201874-us-supreme-court-puts-gay-marriage-in-utah-on-hold?lite | title=U.S. Supreme Court puts gay marriage in Utah on hold | date=January 6, 2014 | access-date=January 6, 2014 | author1=Williams, Pete | author2=Connor, Tracy | name-list-style=amp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106161822/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/06/22201874-us-supreme-court-puts-gay-marriage-in-utah-on-hold?lite | archive-date=January 6, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined a [[certiorari|writ of ''certiorari'']], and the 10th Circuit Court issued their mandate later that day, lifting their stay. Same-sex marriages commenced again in Utah that day.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/6/supreme-court-denies-gay-marriage-appeals/ | title=Supreme Court Denies Gay Marriage Appeals | date=October 6, 2014 | access-date=October 7, 2014 | author=Wetzstein, Cheryl | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006160321/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/6/supreme-court-denies-gay-marriage-appeals/ | archive-date=October 6, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref>