A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban.
The decision, issued by a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, trumped a lower court judge's order that would have allowed county clerks to begin issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples tomorrow.
Lawyers for the two gay couples who challenged the ban said they would not appeal the panel's decision on the stay to the US Supreme Court.
Gay marriage on hold in US
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