Court : Court should n't have lifted a stay on same - sex marriages in California . They ask for ` ` an immediate stay '' vacating that decision , after which weddings resume . A civil rights spokesman says the appeals court 's actions were ` ` entirely proper '' The Supreme Court paved the way for the appeals court 's move with a ruling Wednesday .
Lawyers : Court should n't have lifted a stay on same-sex marriages in California . They ask for `` an immediate order '' vacating that decision , after which weddings resumed . A gay rights spokesman says the appeals court 's actions were `` entirely proper '' U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for the appeals court 's move with a ruling Wednesday .