9th Circuit Blocks Same-Sex Weddings in Calif. as Prop 8 Case Is Appealed
A federal appeals court today blocked a plan to allow same-sex marriages in California later this week, while the so-called Proposition 8 case ruling overturning a state referendum that banned same-sex weddings is challenged.
However, this may not be the final answer: The temporary ban on same-sex weddings imposed by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals might now be lifted by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Associated Press reports.
And the case is expected to make its way to the Supreme Court for a final resolution regardless of what happens in the meantime.
A copy of today’s 9th Circuit order (PDF) staying the district court’s ruling last week overturning Prop 8 is provided by Ben Smith’s blog at Politico.
The 9th Circuit, on its own, opted to expedite the appeal, vacating a previously agreed briefing schedule and calendaring the case for argument in early December.
Additional coverage:
ABAJournal.com: “Judge Lifts Stay; Same-Sex Marriages May Resume Aug. 18”
