Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has signed on to a brief along with the attorneys general of nine other states that urges the Supreme Court of California to delay its ruling on same-sex marriage until after the November election. California has a referendum on the ballot in November that would amend the state constitution and might well render that ruling meaningless and prohibit same-sex marriage in that state. The ten state attorneys general who signed the bill are from Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah.
Unlike the case in Massachusetts, the California court ruling allowing same-sex marriage does not apply only to citizens of that state. Same-sex couples from other states can travel to California and get married under this new ruling; in fact, many in California are excited about the prospect of