The U.S. Supreme Court has denied South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson's request for an emergency stay on last week's federal ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
South Carolina NBC station WIS10 reports:
In a brief statement, seven of the nine Supreme Court justices denied the stay, but Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas said they would hear it.
Expect same-sex marriage applications to begin at noon today (even though at least one probate judge has jumped the gun and already began marrying gay couples in the state.)
