Colorado clerk defies state AG, won't stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples

Before the latest legal twists on Wednesday, Ms. Hall said she would keep marrying same-sex couples until she heard from a judge that she ought not. She consulted with the county attorney before issuing the licenses, and said she believed she had a solid foothold since the appeals court that holds sway over Colorado had ruled that same-sex couples have a “fundamental right” to marry.

“I wasn’t looking for a fight,” Ms. Hall said Wednesday. “I was looking for a way to recognize unions that should be recognized.”

The attorney general is not the only one who has questioned and criticized her move. A prominent Republican district attorney south of Denver said in a post on Twitter that she was substituting personal feelings for existing law. An editorial in The Denver Post — which supports same-sex marriage — said she had “jumped the gun.” And no other county clerks in Colorado have followed Boulder’s lead.