Idaho: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals puts hold on marriage equality during state's appeal

Late Tuesday,  U.S. District Judge Candy Dale ruled that Idaho's ban on marriage equality was unconstitutional, and said the order would take effect this Friday at 9am.

Now, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has put a stay on that ruling while the state government heads to the Appeals Court.

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued this single sentence ruling: “The district court’s May 13, 2014 order is temporarily stayed pending this court’s disposition of appellants’ emergency motions for a stay pending appeal.”

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia currently allow same-sex marriage.

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