Same-sex couples in Kansas got the go-ahead to get married with a U.S. Supreme Court order today.
Today, the court denied the application for a stay in the case, Moser vs. Marie, and an order was vacated that had stayed marriage applications from being processed.
“KANSAS… GO GET MARRIED!” the ACLU wrote on its blog. The ACLU had represented same-sex couples in the case.
U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Crabtree had overturned the Kansas ban on marriage for same-sex couples on Nov. 5.
While the state is still appealing its case, the stay against couples being married has been lifted.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued this statement:
“The U.S. Supreme Court this afternoon, with two recorded dissents, lifted the temporary stay imposed Monday by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. As a result, the preliminary injunction previously ordered by the federal District Court has entered into effect, and pursuant to it the Defendant district court clerks are:
‘enjoined from enforcing or applying Article 15, § 16 of the Kansas Constitution and K.S.A. § 23-2501 and any other Kansas statute, law, policy or practice that prohibits issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kansas.’
“Although the preliminary injunction is in place, it remains under appeal in the 10th Circuit. The underlying case on the merits also remains pending.”
To read the Supreme Court order, visit: http://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/111214zr_2co3.pdf.