The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block same-sex marriages in Oregon pending an appeal of a federal court decision striking down that state’s ban.
The court’s action stood in contrast to its decision in January, when it issued a stay in a separate appeal of a federal district court decision invalidating Utah’s same-sex marriage ban. The state’s appeal in that case, Herbert v. Kitchen, is awaiting a decision following arguments in April before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
