The U.S. Supreme Court won't step ahead of a federal appeals panel in New Orleans to hear an appeal over Louisiana's same-sex marriage.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal heard the case Friday.
But, in an unusual move, both supporters of same-sex marriage and the state had already asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case before the appeal is decided.
Louisiana is the only state where a federal district judge has found such bans constitutional. However, in November, an appeals court in Cincinnati upheld gay marriage bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee and Ohio.
Four other appeals courts and dozens of district judges have overturned such bans.