Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that the state's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional.
It's unclear when the high court might respond.
Civil rights advocates sued the state in February, saying the gay marriage ban violates same-sex couples' equal protection rights. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb declared the ban unconstitutional in June, and hundreds of gay couples wed before she put the ruling on hold a week later pending appeal.
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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago upheld Crabb's decision last week, rejecting the state's argument that straight marriages are tradition.
Same-sex marriages remain on hold in Wisconsin until the Supreme Court decides not to take the case or rules.
Wisconsin Takes Gay Marriage Fight to U.S. Supreme Court
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago last week rejected the state's argument that straight marriages are tradition
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