The announcement came late Friday night, in response to the Utah Attorney General’s Office emergency request Thursday to halt all adoption orders until the high court can rule on the merit of the case.
The attorney general’s request, its second to the Utah’s high court, was given renewed urgency earlier this week by a district judge’s order that members of that office and other government agencies appear on June 16 and explain why they were not following orders to fulfill the adoptions. Had Attorney General Sean Reyes appeared, he would have had to answer to the judge, who could have held him and others in contempt of court, which could result in jail time, a fine or both.
