Ninth Circuit Denies Prop 8 Plaintiffs Request to Let Same-Sex Marriages Resume in California

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today issued an order denying Prop 8 plaintiffs request to lift a stayon an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court barring same-sex couples from marrying in California.

Here's the order, as released:
"Filed order (STEPHEN R. REINHARDT, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS and N. RANDY SMITH) Having considered all of the factors set forth in Nken v. Holder, 129 S. Ct. 1749, 1756 (2009), and all of the facts and circumstances surrounding Plaintiffs’ motion to vacate the stay pending appeal, as well as the standard for vacatur set forth in Southeast Alaska Conservation Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 472 F.3d 1097, 1101 (9th Cir. 2006), we deny Plaintiffs’ motion at this time. [7691622] (KKW)"