State supreme court rules against permanent block of gay marriage

Location: Santa Fe
Source: KRQE News 13
Late this afternoon the New Mexico State Supreme Court denied the Attorney General's request to permanently blocked the Sandoval County clerk from issuing any more same sex marriage licenses. However, the denial of Attorney General Patricia Madrid's request for what's called a Writ of Mandamus doesn't mean Clerk Victoria Dunlap can start issuing the licenses again as she has threatened. The high court also said the temporary restraining order against Dunlap will remain in effect until a full hearing on the issue can be held in District Court .