By Alia Beard Rau and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez | The Arizona Republic
The push toward allowing same-sex couples to marry in Arizona may be delayed, at least a few days.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Wednesday morning issued a temporary halt to Tuesday’s ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit declaring marriage restrictions unconstitutional. Idaho sought the stay after indicating it will appeal the ruling before an expanded 11-member 9th Circuit panel and then likely to the Supreme Court.
The halt could be very temporary. Kennedy gave the plaintiffs until Thursday night to file a response, and then either he or the full Supreme Court could re-evaluate the situation.
