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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Same-sex couples are being told not to line up Wednesday at marriage license bureaus in Nevada, after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked gay marriage in Idaho and Nevada.
Clark County Clerk Diane Alba IN Las Vegas and Washoe County Clerk Diane Parent in Reno tell The Associated Press it's clear at least for now they can't issue gender-neutral marriage licenses.
An order by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy came after Idaho on Wednesday filed an emergency request for an immediate stay.
It halted the effect of a Tuesday ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco that declared gay marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada.
The Marriage License Bureau in Las Vegas had prepared to begin issuing same-sex licenses beginning at 2 p.m.
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