Oregon Court Orders Gay Marriages Registered

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PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A state court on Friday ordered Oregon to register 3,000 controversial gay marriages conducted last spring, though their ultimate fate rests with the state supreme court, officials said.

"We will not appeal" the court's decision, Attorney General Hardy Myers said in a statement. "Our primary goal is to get a final ruling from the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of Oregon's marriage statues as expeditiously as possible."

Portland's Multnomah County on March 3 began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, one of several U.S. municipalities to do so.

Opponents sued and in April Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Frank Bearden ordered a temporary halt to the weddings.

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