Supreme Court issues order in same-sex marriage license case

TOPEKA—The Kansas Supreme Court issued an order today that immediately lifts the temporary stay of an administrative order by Chief Judge Kevin Moriarty of the 10th judicial district directing his chief court clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The Supreme Court’s order also stays the original Petition for a Writ of Mandamus filed by Attorney General Derek Schmidt on behalf of the State of Kansas pending final resolution of the federal district court case Marie v. Moser, et al. The plaintiffs in that federal case allege that Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage violates the United States Constitution on equal protection and due process grounds.

All documents related to this case are available on Kansas Judicial Branch website at www.kscourts.org under the listing State v. Moriarty in the What’s New section of the home page.