The United States Supreme Court decided
on Monday to let stand appeals court
rulings allowing same-sex marriages in five states. Below is a
summary of the decision’s practical significance.
Until Monday, 19 states and the
District of Columbia allowed same-sex marriage.
The decision by the Supreme Court to
deny review of seven petitions from five states means that the number of states
with same-sex marriage will shortly climb to 24. The appeals court decisions
the justices let stand are likely to apply to another six states, bringing the
number to 30.
Several federal appeals courts have yet
to rule and it seems the Supreme Court will not intercede until one of them
upholds a state ban.
Officials in Virginia, Wisconsin and
Utah said they would begin conducting same-sex marriages on Monday.
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