![]() ![]() That threat, Malm said, is his biggest concern as county attorney. “It’s always good advice at any time to proceed with caution, however at this point, once the Supreme Court has spoken, and has spoken in such a clear-cut way, if you don’t comply with their ruling, then you risk violating someone’s civil rights,” said Midland County Attorney Russell Malm on Friday morning.ĭenying someone a same-sex marriage license after the law has been changed would leave the county and elected officials liable to discrimination lawsuits or removal from office. ![]() Midland County officials, however, felt that the opinion handed down from the Supreme Court was “crystal clear” and “without any equivocation.” By the end of the business day, the Midland County Clerk’s Office had issued roughly five marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “Until that direction is received, my office cannot issue a marriage license to same-sex couples,” wrote Brewster County Clerk Berta Rios-Martinez in a bulletin outside the courthouse door, according to Gwin Grimes with the Alpine Avalanche newspaper. “I’m taking the recommendation of the legal counsel for the entire state of Texas, because he’s the attorney general - that’s who I’m taking my recommendation from,” said Ector County Clerk Linda Haney. Other counties, including Midland, did not. Some counties heeded this advice and balked at issuing licenses to gay couples on Friday. ![]()
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