Federal Appeals Court Puts Same-Sex Marriage On Hold In Idaho

[DonViejo]

ASSOCIATED PRESS – MAY 20, 2014, 8:13 PM EDT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — No same-sex marriages will be allowed or recognized in Idaho until an appeal is decided, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted request for a stay from Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.

The decision means that despite a recent ruling overturning Idaho's gay marriage ban, same-sex couples can't get married or have their marriages recognized until the 9th Circuit or U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to let the ruling stand.

U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale overturned Idaho's gay marriage ban May 13, saying the law unconstitutionally denied gay and lesbian residents their fundamental right to marry.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/idaho-same-sex-marriage-stay

[shenmue]

1. Well

It stinks for now, but I think cases like this will have to go to the Supreme Court, and the logjam will finally break.

Here's hoping.