BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) _ County clerks across Indiana are reviewing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject appeals from Indiana and four other states seeking to ban same-sex marriages.
Monroe County Chief Deputy Clerk Nicole Brown says she expects the clerk to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the county's attorney reviews Monday's events.
The high court made no comment in rejecting appeals from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Its order immediately ends delays on marriage in those states and leaves lower court rulings in place.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September that gay-marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin were unconstitutional.
