 utah samesex marriage put on hold  the us supreme court has put samesex marriages on hold in utah while a federal appeals court considers the issue the court issued a brief order blocking any new samesex unions in the state the order grants an emergency appeal by the state following the dec 20 ruling by us district judge robert shelby that the state s ban on samesex marriage violates gay and lesbian couples constitutional rights to read more on the decision and the background of the issue in heavily mormon populated utah click on the following link  http abcnewsgocom health wirestory supremecourtputsutahsexmarriagehold21432884 19  utah samesex marriage put hold  