Gay marriage hopes dashed after US justice’s order

County clerks in Nevada turned away gay couples eager to marry Wednesday amid a flurry of conflicting court decisions, including a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked partners in Idaho moments before they would have picked up marriage licenses.

 

“I think I have whiplash,” said Mary Baranovich who was a plaintiff in a Nevada court challenge to the state’s gay marriage ban with Beverly Sevcik, her partner of 43 years.

 

A 9th Circuit ruling late Tuesday cleared the way for Idaho and Nevada to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Couples gathered early Wednesday, but a ruling by Justice Anthony Kennedy brought such plans to a halt in both states.

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