▁She ▁found ▁Baker ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁valid ▁preced ent ▁and ▁that ▁Brun ing ▁did ▁not ▁address ▁due ▁process ▁or ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁a ▁fundamental ▁right ▁to ▁marry . ▁She ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁pla int iffs ' ▁claim ▁that ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁viol ated ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁travel . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁she ▁ruled ▁for ▁the ▁pla int iffs , ▁finding ▁that ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁was ▁dep riv ing ▁them ▁of ▁their ▁" fund amental ▁right ▁to ▁marry ". ▁She ▁stayed ▁implementation ▁of ▁her ▁r uling ▁pending ▁appeal . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁stay , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁den ial ▁of ▁a ▁stay ▁in ▁Alabama ▁cases ▁the ▁previous ▁day . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁they ▁requested ▁an ▁exped ited ▁response ▁to ▁that ▁request . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁Ober gef ell ▁v . ▁H od ges ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁which ▁held ▁the ▁den ial ▁of ▁marriage ▁rights ▁to ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁un const itution al , ▁the ▁state ▁defend ants ▁asked ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Circ uit ▁to ▁vac ate ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁decision ▁and ▁dismiss ▁the ▁case ▁as ▁mo ot . ▁The ▁pla int iffs ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 ▁opposed ▁that ▁request , ▁cit ing ▁statements ▁by ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁that ▁county ▁officials ▁were ▁responsible