As reported by
Jurist, Tuesday the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to grant a stay beyond the current Feb. 9 effective date of a district court order in
Searcy v. Strange invalidating Alabama's bans on same-sex marriage. (See
prior posting.) The state immediately filed an application for a stay of the injunction (
full text) with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has the option of ruling on the application himself or referring it to the full court.
SCOTUSblog also reports on developments.