West Virginia Court Extends Stay of 4th Circuit Court Ruling On Marriage Equality

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling on July 28th in the case of Bostic v. Schaefer which held that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional based on the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Now, a US District Court in West Virginia has extended the stay on that ruling until the US Supreme Court weighs in yay or nay on the issue due to overlap with another case before the West Virginia Court.

As we are all learning when it comes to the law and gay rights - "gay means stay." Indefinitely.

See the ruling below.

3:13-cv-24068 #130 by Equality Case Files