SC Supreme Court Halts Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

 After yesterdays, news of a Same Sex couple obtaining a marriage license in South Carolina, The South Carolina issued an injunction to stop a Charleston judge from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
  The court also ordered all other probate judges to refrain from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples until a decision is made in a lawsuit pending in federal court.

  Although Probate Judge Irvin Condon issued a marriage license to a same sex couple early Wednesday,  South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson asked the state Supreme Court to issue an injunction to prevent Condon from issuing any licenses to gay couples.

  Wilson stated in his motion "This case is about following the rule of law and the legal process."  He also added "a court official cannot decide not to follow state law because he deems it to be unconstitutional. It is his duty to follow the law until the law is judicially declared invalid, the motion states."

   Wilson labeled Condon's actions as premature.

 

According to Greenville Online News website:

In his response, Condon cited the 4^th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in a case from Virginia that found banning gay marriage is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the opinion, making the ruling the law throughout the 4^th Circuit, which includes South Carolina, he said.

He said the ruling made clear that South Carolina, North Carolina and West Virginia have similar bans and would be affected.

Colleen Condon and Bleckley have also filed motions with the state Supreme Court asking to intervene in the proceedings. They said they are both natives of South Carolina and desire to be married in their home state.

The Charleston County Probate Court accepted about two dozen licenses from gay couples.

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