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10th Circuit Appears Split on Utah's Same-Sex Marriage Ban

The first appellate court to hear arguments in one of the cases striking down same-sex marriage bans was heard today.

The three-judge panel on the Tenth Circuit appeared split during oral argument on a lower-court ruling striking down Utah's ban on same-sex marraiage, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The state is arguing that children do better if they are parented by a mother and father, not same-sex parents, the Tribune further reports.