4th Circuit Denies Motion to Stay Mandate in Marriage Ruling Beyond August 20

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that decided the case of Bostic v. Schaeffer, striking as unconstitutional Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage, denied a motion by one of the defendants, Prince William County Clerk Michele McQuigg, to stay its mandate beyond the short time that it had authorized in its decision.  That effectively places the question whether same-sex couples can begin marrying in Virginia soon into the hands … <Read More>