--- description: An appeals court granted a stay from Idaho's governor and attorney general after a judge overturned Idaho's same-sex marriage ban last week title: Idago: Same-Sex Marriage on Hold While Gov., Attorney General Appeal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7db00f6b1bebef86/69869044adae44c18e54330b/2014-05-16t170237z_1883304108_tm4ea5g1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [LGBT](/tag/lgbt/) ## LGBT Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Same-Sex Marriages in Idaho Will Remain on Hold  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 12:54 AM CUT  A gay marriage supporter holds his interpretation of the American flag at a rally for gay marriage at the Ada County Court House in Boise, Idaho May 16, 2014. A gay marriage supporter holds his interpretation of the American flag at a rally for gay marriage at the Ada County Court House in Boise, Idaho May 16, 2014.Brian Losness—Reuters  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 12:54 AM CUT Same-sex marriages in Idaho [will not be allowed or recognized](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-gay-marriage-remain-hold-idaho-23804252 "undefined") until after an appeal is decided, a federal appeals court said Tuesday. Although a judge overturned the state’s same-sex marriage ban last week, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request for a stay from Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and the state’s attorney general, Lawrence Wasden, the Associated Press reports. The two had announced their [intent to challenge the decision](http://time.com/100398/idaho-scrambling-over-same-sex-marriage-ban-ruling/ "undefined") from U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale after her ruling. Dale’s ruling followed a lawsuit from four same-sex couples against Otter and Ada County Clerk Chris Rich. Two of the couples were denied marriage licenses in Boise. The others were married in other states but the marriages weren’t recognized in Idaho. Dale had previously vowed not to put marriages on hold while Otter and Wasden appealed. Same-sex marriage is legal in 18 states and the District of Columbia. On Monday, Oregon struck down a [ban on same-sex marriage](http://time.com/105215/judge-strikes-down-oregon-gay-marriage-ban/ "undefined"), but state officials say there are no plans for an appeal. \[[_ABC_](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-gay-marriage-remain-hold-idaho-23804252 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/106973/idaho-same-sex-marriage-stay/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/106973/idaho-same-sex-marriage-stay/"},"headline":"Same-Sex Marriages in Idaho Will Remain on Hold","datePublished":"2014-05-21T00:54:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:57:26.156Z","description":"An appeals court granted a stay from Idaho's governor and attorney general after a judge overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban last week","url":"https://time.com/106973/idaho-same-sex-marriage-stay/","keywords":["LGBT","Gay Marriage","Marriage","Marriage Equality","idaho"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7db00f6b1bebef86/69869044adae44c18e54330b/2014-05-16t170237z_1883304108_tm4ea5g1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7db00f6b1bebef86/69869044adae44c18e54330b/2014-05-16t170237z_1883304108_tm4ea5g1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A gay marriage supporter holds his interpretation of the American flag at a rally for gay marriage at the Ada County Court House in Boise","caption":"A gay marriage supporter holds his interpretation of the American flag at a rally for gay marriage at the Ada County Court House in Boise","creditText":"Brian Losness—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/lgbt/","name":"LGBT"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/106973/idaho-same-sex-marriage-stay/","name":"Same-Sex Marriages in Idaho Will Remain on Hold"}}]}] ```