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The Supreme Court placed a temporary hold on the ruling Oct. 8, but lifted it Oct. 10, clearing the way for marriages to begin.\u003c/p\u003e, relatedtext1: Supreme Court gives go-ahead to same-sex marriages in Idaho, relatedlink1: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-gives-go-ahead-to-same-sex-marriages-in-idaho/2014/10/10/29cae34a-50c5-11e4-babe-e91da079cb8a_story.html, relatedtext2: Gay marriage bans in Idaho, Nevada struck down, relatedlink2: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gay-marriage-bans-in-idaho-nevada-struck-down/2014/10/07/35e20f2c-4e5f-11e4-877c-335b53ffe736_story.html"},"link":[{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/0ArnhoA8yvQavdGZkM3NZZlRDNkR0ZnRiMFpOYmFfWkE/od6/public/values/cu76f"}],"gsx$fips":{"$t":"16"},"gsx$state":{"$t":"Idaho "},"gsx$abbrev":{"$t":"ID"},"gsx$allowed":{"$t":"x"},"gsx$banned":{"$t":""},"gsx$more":{"$t":"\u003cp\u003eU.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale struck down Idaho's ban on gay marriage May 13, saying it relegated same-sex couples to a second-class status.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 7 struck down the state's gay marriage ban. The Supreme Court placed a temporary hold on the ruling Oct. 8, but lifted it Oct. 10, clearing the way for marriages to begin.\u003c/p\u003e"},"gsx$relatedtext1":{"$t":"Supreme Court gives go-ahead to same-sex marriages in Idaho"},"gsx$relatedlink1":{"$t":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-gives-go-ahead-to-same-sex-marriages-in-idaho/2014/10/10/29cae34a-50c5-11e4-babe-e91da079cb8a_story.html"},"gsx$relatedtext2":{"$t":"Gay marriage bans in Idaho, Nevada struck down"},"gsx$relatedlink2":{"$t":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gay-marriage-bans-in-idaho-nevada-struck-down/2014/10/07/35e20f2c-4e5f-11e4-877c-335b53ffe736_story.html"},"gsx$relatedtext3":{"$t":""},"gsx$relatedlink3":{"$t":""}},{"id":{"$t":"https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/0ArnhoA8yvQavdGZkM3NZZlRDNkR0ZnRiMFpOYmFfWkE/od6/public/values/cvlqs"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-10-17T21:31:37.308Z"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://schemas.google.com/spreadsheets/2006","term":"http://schemas.google.com/spreadsheets/2006#list"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"17"},"content":{"type":"text","$t":"state: Illinois , abbrev: IL, allowed: x, more: \u003cp\u003eIllinois legislature approves same-sex marriage November 2013. 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Kansas is covered by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down bans in Utah and Oklahoma.\u003c/p\u003e, relatedtext1: Supreme Court declines to review same-sex marriage cases, relatedlink1: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-declines-to-review-same-sex-marriage-cases/2014/10/06/ee822848-4d5e-11e4-babe-e91da079cb8a_story.html, relatedtext2: Kansas, Arizona bills reflect national fight over gay rights vs. religious liberty, relatedlink2: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/kansas-arizona-bills-reflect-national-fight-over-gay-rights-vs-religious-liberty/2014/02/21/4827c81e-9b42-11e3-8112-52fdf646027b_story.html"},"link":[{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/0ArnhoA8yvQavdGZkM3NZZlRDNkR0ZnRiMFpOYmFfWkE/od6/public/values/db1zf"}],"gsx$fips":{"$t":"20"},"gsx$state":{"$t":"Kansas "},"gsx$abbrev":{"$t":"KS"},"gsx$allowed":{"$t":"xx"},"gsx$banned":{"$t":""},"gsx$more":{"$t":"\u003cp\u003eA constitutional amendment passed in 2005 bans same-sex marriage in Kansas and prevents same-sex couples from seeking any form of legal family status. 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