The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to place a stay on its marriage ruling. The appeals court gave the U.S. Supreme Court five days to intervene.
Unless the Supreme Court does intervene, as it did in Utah after the Tenth Circuit decided not to stay its decision, marriage equality will begin in the state on Monday.
In Utah, Justice Sonia Sotomayor intervened after several weeks of marriage equality in the state. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts is the circuit justice for the Fourth Circuit who may decide to overrule the court and stay the ruling until the case is heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.