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Supreme Court gives green light to gay marriages in Idaho
YEA !!!!!!!!! 
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/10/supreme-court-idaho-gay-marriage/17035827/?csp=breakingnews
WASHINGTON -- After clearing the way for same-sex marriage in huge swaths of the East, Midwest and Mountain West on Monday, the Supreme Court swept in the Far West Friday by turning down Idaho's request for a last-minute reprieve.
The order allows a federal appeals court decision issued Tuesday to take effect in Idaho, just as it did in Nevada. Three other states without gay marriage -- Arizona, Montana and Alaska -- are impacted by the ruling, but state officials there have not yet capitulated.
Federal judges in other states are moving in the same direction, forced by appeals court rulings the Supreme Court refused to second-guess. On Friday, a judge in North Carolina became the latest to strike down his state's gay marriage ban.
The high court's order denies Idaho officials the chance to block marriages while making their full case to the justices. In Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin, marriages were blocked during the appeals process. When the justices decided not to hear those cases, the appeals court rulings became final and marriages began.
The order allows a federal appeals court decision issued Tuesday to take effect in Idaho, just as it did in Nevada. Three other states without gay marriage -- Arizona, Montana and Alaska -- are impacted by the ruling, but state officials there have not yet capitulated.
Federal judges in other states are moving in the same direction, forced by appeals court rulings the Supreme Court refused to second-guess. On Friday, a judge in North Carolina became the latest to strike down his state's gay marriage ban.
The high court's order denies Idaho officials the chance to block marriages while making their full case to the justices. In Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin, marriages were blocked during the appeals process. When the justices decided not to hear those cases, the appeals court rulings became final and marriages began.