iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Clarifying an earlier order, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy stated Wednesday that same-sex marriages could take place in Nevada although a block on gay and lesbian nuptials was still valid in Idaho.
Kennedy initially reacted to a ruling by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco earlier in the week that lifted same-sex marriage bans in the two states.
As it turned out, only Idaho and not Nevada filed an emergency request to keep the bans in place while deciding what to do next.
Nevertheless, it’s expected the delay on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Idaho will only last a few days.
This has been a whirlwind week for advocates of homosexual nuptials with the Supreme Court first refusing to hear cases before it, which cleared the way for another ten states to permits gays and lesbians to wed.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that followed affects as many as five additional states, bringing the total number that have legalized same-sex marriage to over 30.
Follow @ABCNewsRadio
Copyright 2014 ABC News Radio
