Court won't delay same-sex marriages

SACRAMENTO, June 4 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court, by a 4-3 vote Wednesday, turned down a request to delay a ruling reversing a same-sex marriage ban, the court said.

The Alliance Defense Fund, an anti-gay marriage group based in Scottsdale, Ariz., united with other critics and called for the court to delay its ruling until the issue is voted on again five months from now, the Sacramento Bee reported Wednesday.

The action means the May 15 ruling would be finalized June 16, opening the gates for same-sex marriages the next day.

Opponents argued unruliness would emerge if couples were allowed to wed in coming months, the report said.