Nevada: Same-Sex Marriage To Begin At 2PM Today

My state! My state! My state!

Per Jon Ralston of the Ralston Report, in light of yesterday's ruling by the 9th Circuit Court same-sex marriage Clark County Clerk Diana Alba will begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples today at 2pm.

There is one waiting period in Nevada.

On the other side of the 9th Circuit ruling, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has requested and received a stay on the same-sex marriage ruling for his state as he prepares for appeal by asking for a review en banc, or a review by the entire 9th Circuit Court.

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy (who oversees requests from the 9th Circuit) agreed to the stay with minutes to spare as Ada County Clerk Chris Rich was planning to begin issuing licenses this morning at 8AM.

UPDATE: It appears Idaho's request for stay also affects Nevada since the two cases were heard in tandem. So Justice Kennedy's stay puts same-sex marriage in Nevada on hold for now. Boo!

From Chris Geidner at Buzzfeed:

Although the application seeking the stay only came from Idaho officials, Kennedy's order issuing a stay includes the 9th Circuit case numbers of both the Idaho and Nevada cases. From the language of Kennedy's order, then, the rulings as to both Idaho and Nevada are on hold for now.

It was not immediately clear why Kennedy's order referenced the Nevada case number, although a Tuesday decision from the 9th Circuit might be why. On Tuesday, in a brief order issued just prior to the release of its decision striking down both states' bans, the 9th Circuit stated, "These cases are consolidated for purposes of disposition." As such, all of the orders — including the mandate — issued in the two states' cases were handled in a single order each time on Tuesday, meaning there was only one mandate issued as to both states' cases.