Washington, Jan 12 (EFE).- The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an early appeal by activists against the gay marriage ban in Louisiana, and delayed taking up similar cases from another four states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
On the one hand, the high court dismissed as premature the activists' plea for a hearing on the same-sex marriage ban in Louisiana because the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has not yet ruled on the matter.
The Supreme Court also decided not to take up the appeals entered by same-sex couples in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, even though the process of appeals in the lower courts has been completed.
The high court is, however, expected to act on those cases within the coming weeks.
Given the decisions in favor of same-sex marriage by some federal courts of appeal and against it by others, the final ruling will be up to the Supreme Court, which will base its decision on whether the ban that some states have in force is constitutional or not.
These new cases to be heard by the high court will form part of the drive to legalize gay marriage across the United States.
At present, 36 states have approved same-sex marriage, while in the remaining 14 the law still says that the only legally valid marriage is between a man and a woman.
The most recent state to permit gay marriage is Florida, where such unions have been legal since last week.
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