California same-sex weddings on hold

A federal appeals court has put same-sex weddings in California on hold while it considers whether the state's gay marriage ban is constitutional.



A three-judge panel in the US Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked a lower court's ruling that would have allowed gay marriages to begin tomorrow.



The gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8, was passed by voters in 2008 and overturned earlier this month.



The three judges gave the two sides in the case, several months to file briefs on the ruling made by Judge Vaughn Walker, who overturned the ban on same-sex marriage.



The next round of arguments is now set for December 6, which would probably push a decision on same-sex marriages into next year.