Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, a Republican, speaks during a rally for the opponents of gay marriage at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Reyes discussed the state's battle over gay marriage. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, a Republican, speaks during a rally for the opponents of gay marriage at the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Reyes discussed the state's battle over gay marriage. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
"My intention, when I am attorney general and sworn in, is to continue to defend the laws that have been passed by the people of Utah," Sean Reyes (left) said in an interview last week with KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City. Mr. Reyes has been named Utah's new attorney general by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (right), but he has not yet been sworn in. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)