Judge Keeps Gay Weddings on Hold for Now

(Seattle Times) Gay and lesbian couples can resume marrying in California next week, a federal judge ruled Thursday, unless a higher court steps in.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker last week invalidated Proposition 8, the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying it was discriminatory and unconstitutional. But he put enforcement of the ruling on hold with a stay. He lifted that stay Thursday but simultaneously ruled that his order not take effect until 5 p.m. Wednesday.

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