Same-Sex Marriage in South Carolina Starting Thursday?
In a rapidly developing situation, there are reports that same-sex marriage licenses are being issued in South Carolina this morning in anticipation of same-sex marriages beginning on Thursday. South Carolina had been the holdout state in the 4th Circuit as the only state not permitting same-sex marriages since the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled […]
Marriage Equality: Same-Sex Marriage bans struck down in North and South Carolina
With numerous developments in marriage equality litigation occurring around the country, it can be difficult to keep up to date. Currently, there is a patchwork of states across the US in which same-sex marriage is legal. But, here in the South, marriage equality should soon no longer divide the Carolinas. The Carolinas Yesterday, November 12th, […]
Same Sex Marriage Legal in Virginia: Is NC next?
This morning, the US Supreme Court denied petitions seeking the Court’s review of same sex-marriage cases from several states. The Supreme Court’s decision leaves in place decisions from lower courts that invalidated same-sex marriage bans in Indiana, Wisconsin, Utah, Oklahoma, and Virginia. Same-sex marriages will be legal in these states as soon as today. Because […]
Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal in VA. North Carolina Next?
Absent action by the US Supreme Court today, same-sex couples may begin to wed in the State of Virginia beginning tomorrow, Thursday, August 21st. The imminent legality of same-sex marriages in Virginia is the result of the ruling made last week by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that the court would not place a […]
Same-Sex Marriage (Almost) Legal in VA. North Carolina Next?
Late Wednesday afternoon, the US Supreme Court issued a one page order granting a stay of the decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that VA’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. The 4th Circuit’s decision was set to take effect Thursday morning allowing same-sex marriages to begin in VA. The Supreme Court’s stay […]