Supreme Court lifts block on gay marriage in Kansas

Supreme Court lifts block on gay marriage in Kansas
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The Supreme Court cleared the path for same-sex marriages to go forward in the state of Kansas, lifting a stay that had been put in place as the state government is appealing a federal judge's ruling in favor of marriage rights.

The Supreme Court lifted the stay in a short one-page order on Wednesday, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports, with Justices Anton Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissenting in favor of keeping it place.

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