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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert says he's disappointed in a ruling from a federal appeals court Wednesday that Utah's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
At a news conference at the state Capitol Wednesday afternoon, Herbert said he expects the state will appeal the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Republican governor says the issue won't be settled for anyone until the Supreme Court rules on the case.
He says he's not sure what it will cost the state to pursue the matter that far but without the Supreme Court weighing in, Herbert says "it will leave a state of chaos."
The governor says the state will abide by whatever the Supreme Court decides but he still believes states have the right to define marriage.
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