US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts received a request from the anti-gay Alliance Defending Freedom yesterday asking him to stay the recent decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the ruling which declared Virginia's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
Today, Chief Justice Roberts has given the plaintiffs in the case until Monday at 5pm to respond to the request of stay.
Should Roberts NOT stay the ruling, marriage equality would come to Virginia next Thursday, August 21st at 8am.
I would be very surprised if Roberts did NOT issue a stay. Other states have asked and received similar stays while same-sex cases work their way to SCOTUS.
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