The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that would have allowed same-sex couples in Nebraska to marry starting on Monday.
The Huffington Post reported that the order came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear oral arguments on April 28 on the question of whether states have the right to ban gay marriage, as Nebraska does by a state constitutional amendment.
Earlier this week, Federal District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued an injunction against Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban, requiring all state officials to treat same-sex couples equally for the purposes of marriage effective March 9.
Marriages are now on hold until the court hears appeals May 12.
