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Related: About this forumBREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Virginia same-sex marriages -
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/08/20/supreme-court-blocks-virginia-sex-marriages/The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to a stay Wednesday on a federal appeals courts ruling against Virginias ban on same-sex marriage, blocking same-sex marriages from taking place this week in the Old Dominion.
Without explanation, the court announced in a single-page order it has stayed the ruling by the U.S. Fourth Circuit of Appeals in Schaefer v. Bostic, which affirmed Virginias prohibition on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
Although Chief Justice John Roberts is responsible for stay requests in the Fourth Circuit, the order indicates he referred the matter to the entire court. The vote by the Supreme Court on the decision isnt included in the order.
The court adds that if the court ends up declining a writ of certiorari to hear the case, the stay will terminate automatically. But if the court decides to hear the case, the stay will continue until judgment is issued.
- See more at: http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/08/20/supreme-court-blocks-virginia-sex-marriages/#sthash.iLxoPbU9.dpuf
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BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Virginia same-sex marriages - (Original Post)
xchrom
Aug 2014
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JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)1. Is there a version of this story written in English?
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)4. They haven't decided what to do
They granted a "stay" (prevent the lower court order from taking affect) until they can decide whether to hear the case. If they decide NOT to hear the case, the stay will automatically expire and the lower court ruling will stand. If they do decide to hear the case, presumably they will extend the stay until after their decision.
pinto
(106,886 posts)5. That's my take.
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)2. Although I'm disappointed I can't say I'm surprised.
I figured they would block it some time today.
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)3. So disappointed
The cry you hear is the sound of thousands of breaking hearts.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)6. This was pretty much expected.
unhappycamper
(60,364 posts)7. 8/21 UPDATE
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/supreme-court-puts-gay-marriage-hold-virginia
Supporters of marriage equality, including Debbie Melby, hold a vigil in front of the federal courthouse in Norfolk on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014.
Supreme Court puts gay marriage on hold in Virginia
By Michael Felberbaum
The Associated Press
© August 21, 2014
Less than 24 hours before gay couples could have legally wed in Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court put license applications and ceremonies on hold.
A federal district court in February found the commonwealths ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, and an appeals court agreed in July. The Supreme Court will now decide whether to rule on the constitutional question, which could impact 31 states with laws that ban same-sex marriage.
While we are disappointed that marriages will have to wait, this was not unexpected, said Tim Bostic of Norfolk, whose 2013 lawsuit led to Wednesdays action. We feel that this case deserves to be heard by the Supreme Court and be finally decided for all Americans.
~snip~
We are disappointed that the 14,000 couples we represent in Virginia will have to continue to wait to exercise their fundamental right to marry, or to have their marriages recognized in Virginia, said Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia. Until the Supreme Court rules on marriage equality, many gay and lesbian Virginians will live without legal recognition of their relationships with their children, access to their spouses health insurance benefits, the ability to make medical decisions for their spouse, and countless other rights that other married couples take for granted.
Supporters of marriage equality, including Debbie Melby, hold a vigil in front of the federal courthouse in Norfolk on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014.
Supreme Court puts gay marriage on hold in Virginia
By Michael Felberbaum
The Associated Press
© August 21, 2014
Less than 24 hours before gay couples could have legally wed in Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court put license applications and ceremonies on hold.
A federal district court in February found the commonwealths ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, and an appeals court agreed in July. The Supreme Court will now decide whether to rule on the constitutional question, which could impact 31 states with laws that ban same-sex marriage.
While we are disappointed that marriages will have to wait, this was not unexpected, said Tim Bostic of Norfolk, whose 2013 lawsuit led to Wednesdays action. We feel that this case deserves to be heard by the Supreme Court and be finally decided for all Americans.
~snip~
We are disappointed that the 14,000 couples we represent in Virginia will have to continue to wait to exercise their fundamental right to marry, or to have their marriages recognized in Virginia, said Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia. Until the Supreme Court rules on marriage equality, many gay and lesbian Virginians will live without legal recognition of their relationships with their children, access to their spouses health insurance benefits, the ability to make medical decisions for their spouse, and countless other rights that other married couples take for granted.