The states involved are Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah. Except for Florida and New Hampshire, all of them have constitutional provisions banning gay marriage.
The attorneys general asked the court to stay its May 15 ruling until after the November election, when California's voters likely will decide whether to adopt a similar amendment, which would overturn the court's decision. The court's decisions normally take effect after 30 days.
What happens in California is being watched carefully elsewhere because unlike Massachusetts, the only U.S. state where same-sex couples can now marry, California does not have a residency requirement for obtaining a marriage license.
"We reasonably believe an inevitable result of such 'marriage tourism' will be a steep increase in litigation of the recognition issue in our courts," Utah Attorney General Mark L. Shurtleff wrote in the brief submitted on behalf of the 10 states.
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The Supreme Court has until the close of business on June 16 to decide the stay request, but it also could give itself a 60-day extension to consider matter. The California Office of Vital Records informed local officials this week they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17, barring further instructions from the court.
10 States Urge CA To Delay Marriage Equality
Ten attorneys-general (always wanted to type that!) have written the California Supreme Court urging that the Court delays implementation of its marriage equality ruling currently set to go into effect on June 14th (with marriage licenses for same-sex couples available starting June 17th).
