Federal appeals court blocks Idaho same-sex marriage ruling

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Tuesday granted [order, PDF] Idaho's request for a stay pending appeal of a recent decision by a federal judge to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage. This essentially means that no same-sex marriages will be allowed or recognized in Idaho until the appeal is decided. Judge Andrew Hurwitz stated in the order:It is almost certain that the Supreme Court will eventually resolve the merits of this...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/05/federal-appeals-court-blocks-idaho-same-sex-marriage-ruling.php

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