In statewide news, the attorneys general of 10 states are urging the California Supreme
Court to delay finalizing its ruling to legalize same-sex marriage. The states
involved are Alaska, Colorado,
Florida, Idaho,
Michigan, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, South
Carolina, South Dakota and Utah. The attorneys
general say they have an interest in the case because they would have to determine
if their states would recognize the marriage of gay residents who wed in California. They want the court to stay its
ruling until after the November election, when voters likely will decide
whether to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage. California
Attorney General Jerry Brown, whose office originally argued to uphold the
state's one man-one woman marriage laws, is urging the Supreme Court not to
grant the stay.